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SONGWRITING (I personally purchased all of the books I recommend here)

• Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy Webb - great insight into a great writer and the heart of the songwriting process. Every songwriter I know seems to have this one on his coffee table. Its not specifically about any one facet of the songwriting process, but its just a great, great book that gets to the "why" part of writing, and gives some still very helpful tips along the way
• Songwriters on Songwriting: The expanded Version - a great collection of essays from artists like Bob Dylan and Paul Simon on their great songs and the creative process
• The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary - everyone needs one of these..
• The Craft and Business of Songwriting by John Braheny - one of the classic texts on songwriting
• The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis - the best book on writing lyrics I've ever seen
• Successful Lyric Writing : A Step-By-Step Course and Workbook by Sheila Davis
• Writing Music for Hit Songs : Including New Songs from the '90s by Jai Josefs

GUITAR PLAYING (There are oh so many titles, so you really need to check them out for yourselves, but here are some suggestions)

• 1001 Guitar Tips and Tricks
• The Guitar Handbook
• Basic Guitar Lessons
• Private Lessons - Guitar World Presents
• Guitar Player Sessions - Licks and Lessons from the World's Greatest Guitar Players and Teachers

OTHER BOOKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER

• The Alternate Tunings Guide for Guitar
• The Cd-Rom Guitar Chord Finder
• The Compact Rock Guitar Chord Reference - a real cheap ($6) chord reference
• The Complete Guitar Player Chord Encyclopedia (The Complete Guitar Player Series)

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