I was fascinated with Walking in This World, Julia Cameron's follow-up to her successful book: The Artist's Way. It seem like a natural thing to write about after the National Day of Prayer and Rememberance service at the National Cathedral this morning. Here's the thing; what strikes me about Walking in This World is not how practical and do-able I find her suggestions for creative people. What touches a chord with me is that an underlying spirituality shines through in her approach in which our best selves are nurtured. Even in 2005 when we are overstimulated and stretched thin we are reminded to be good to ourselves. Cameron encourages us to take the time to build the atmosphere in which we can do what we are meant to do, create what we are meant to create, and be what we are meant to be. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about my writing this today is this bit of synchronicity. I went to Amazon to get the ISBN number to provide a link to the book and discovered that it is on Special right now for $6.99 (list price is $32.95). Of course I grabbed a copy to use as a gift, and since I wanted to wrangle free shipping, I dropped Getting Things Done into my cart. My favorite Art Biz Coach, Alyson, gave it high marks in her Blog. You probably know that the issue is a recurring theme of frustration with me, so after Alyson's recomendation I'm looking forward to reading this. Needing to spend another seven bucks to reach the $25 free shipping threshhold, I added Guerilla Marketing for Free to the list. The ideas I picked up from his first book Guerilla Marketing in 1984 turned my six student after-school art class into a five day a week program with three instructors a short three years later. That's what I call results, so I swear by this guy. If you're looking for more book ideas see the column to the right of this entry. All are well worth your time and some are available used through Amazon Marketplace sellers.