Pamela’s Picks
Books I think you’ll love
ABOUT ACTING
Action, the Actor’s Thesaurus by Marina Calderone
An Actor Prepares by Konstanin Stanislavski
The Actor and the Target by Declan Donnellan
The Actor’s Art and Craft by William Esper
The Art of Acting by Stella Adler
Audition by Michael Shurtleff
The Eight Characters of Comedy by Scott Sedita
Improvisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin
Intent to Live by Larry Moss
Loving to Audition by Larry Silverberg
Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner
The Method: How the 20th Century Learned to Act by Isaac Butler
The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubock
On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen
Secrets of Screen Acting by Patrick Tucker
ABOUT YOUR BRAIN, LEARNING & MINDSET
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Brain Rules by John Medina
The First 20 Hours by J. Kaufman
How to Stop Acting by Harold Guskin
The Musician's Mind: Teaching, Learning, and Performance in the Age of Brain Science by Lynne Helding
Mastery by George Leonard
Memorization for Actors by Alexa Ispas
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ACTING
Acting in Chicago by Chris Agos
Acting as a Business by Brian O’Neil
The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer
Self Management for Actors by Bonnie Gillespie
You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
ABOUT THE FILM INDUSTRY
The Big Picture: Money and Power in Hollywood by Edward Jay Epstein
The Hollywood Economist by Edward Jay Epstein
ABOUT LEARNING ACCENTS
Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training by Foh, Parker, Caban
Speaking With Skill: A Skills Based Approach to Speech Training: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work by Dudley Knight
ABOUT LANGUAGE
Don’t Believe a Word by David Shariatmadari
VOICE
The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer by Patsy Rodenberg
The Need for Words: Voice and the Text by Patsy Rodenberg
Voice and the Actor by Cicely Berry
Anatomy of the Voice: An Illustrated Guide for Singers, Vocal Coaches, and Speech Therapists by Theodore Dimon Jr, G. David Brown
Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers by Joanna Cazden
The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice by Kate DeVore
Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy, and Biomechanics by Claudia Friedlander
The Complete Voice and Speech Workout: 74 Exercises for Classroom and Studio Use by Janet Rodgers
The Singing Athlete: Brain-based Training for Your Voice by Andrew Byrne
The Voice Exercise Book: A Guide to Healthy and Effective Voice Use by Jeannette Nelson
SINGING
Vocal Warm-ups: 200 Exercises for Chorus and Solo Singers by Klaus Heizmann
Singing for the Self-Conscious: Practical steps and vocal exercises to help overcome mental hurdles when singing and performing by Becky Gilhespie
ANATOMY
Anatomy of the Voice: An Illustrated Guide for Singers, Vocal Coaches, and Speech Therapists by Theodore Dimon Jr, G. David Brown
Anatomy of the Moving Body, Second Edition: A Basic Course in Bones, Muscles, and Joints by Theodore Dimon, Jr., John Qualter
BodyStories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy by Andrea Olson
Anatomy of Voice: How to Enhance and Project Your Best Voice by Blandine Calais-Germain, François Germain
USA ACCENTS, DIALECTS, LIFESTYLE & LORE
The Dixie Dictionary: Your Complete Guide to the Southern Language by Thomas W. Howard
Momma n 'Em Said: The Treasury of Southern Sayings (Southern Sayings Series) by Mr. Tim Heaton
Bless Your Heart, You Freakin' Idiot: Southern Sayings Translated by Mr. Tim Heaton
Don't Be Ugly: “G-rated” version of Momma ' Em Said:The Treasury of Southern Sayings by Mr. Tim Heaton
How to Speak Southern by Steve Mitchell
Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of by Jeff Foxworthy
Whistlin' Dixie: A Dictionary of Southern Expressions by Robert Hendrickson
Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit: And Other Country Sayings, Say-So's, Hoots and Hollers by Allan Zullo
Southside Slang: A Dictionary of Southside Virginia for Yankees, City-Slickers, and Other Oatsiiiders by Cindy Schmidt
Y is For Y'all: A Book of Southern ABCs by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde
The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life by Editors of Garden and Gun
Talk Southern to Me: Stories & Sayings to Accent Your Life by Julia Fowler
Suddenly Southern: A Yankee's Guide to Living in Dixie by Maureen Duffin-Ward
Bless Your Heart: 200 Trivia Questions to Prove Your Southern Know-How by Editors of Garden and Gun
MIDWESTERN USA ACCENTS
How to Speak Midwestern by Edward McClelland
Folktales and Legends of the Middle West by Edward McClelland
AMERICAN ACCENTS, DIALECTS, LIFESTYLE & LORE
Speaking American: How Y’all, Youse , and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide by Josh Katz
The Great Book of American Idioms: A Dictionary of American Idioms, Sayings, Expressions & Phrases by Lingo Mastery
ENGLISH ACCENTS
VOICE, ACCENTS, DIALECTS & LANGUAGE FOR KIDS
Don't Be Ugly: “G-rated” version of Momma ' Em Said:The Treasury of Southern Sayings by Mr. Tim Heaton
Y is For Y'all: A Book of Southern ABCs by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde
Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban
Vocal Warm-Ups and Technical Exercises for Kids! by Nikki Loney
CULTURAL BIASES
Judgmental Maps: Your City. Judged. by Trent Gillespie
AMERICAN IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS
Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From! by Scott Matthews
The Great Book of American Idioms: A Dictionary of American Idioms, Sayings, Expressions & Phrases by Lingo Mastery
Common American Idioms: 1,000+ most popular American expressions with etymology and examples by My English Routine
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs by Richard Spears
Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban
American Idiom and Slang for ESL Learners by Harold R. Smith
English for Everyone: English Idioms: An ESL Book of Over 1,000 English Phrases and Expressions by DK
The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions (Discover the True Stories Behind the English Language's 64 Most Popular Idioms by James McGuire
ENGLISH IDIOMS
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms (Oxford Quick Reference) by John Ayto
SLANG
American Idiom and Slang for ESL Learners by Harold R. Smith
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