Among the 34 books,
11 Business and finance
8 Acting
6 Athletics
6 Philosophy
2 Methods for manga
1 Biography
Apparently I was interested in business, money, acting skills in theater, athletic/physical skills, philosophy, mangaka's professional techniques and life in the industry, and successful people's lives.
Now I have all the books and zapping here and there. Two were already finished.
I got 6 books on acting. Because acting is a major part of stage arts, yet I realized that I knew very little about the art of acting.
One of the books is "The Art of Acting" by Stella Adler, who is considered to be one of great teachers of the art of Acting in the 20th century America. I only read through the class (chapter) one so far, but it looks quite promising.
The writing style is direct (or it looks like a record of her college class on acting). I particularly like the passion her writing oozes out.
Another book pointed out that acting is a part of stage arts, and stage business is essentially a business of creating something, a maker. Until the author pointed it out, I overlooked the viewpoint, so it felt fresh.
I'll be enjoying the books for coming weeks.
