Within the world of words and illustrations, the following texts have served me well, continue to do so. Some selections may surprise you. If you find them useful, so much the better.
Language in Thought and Action, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, 1949
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, R. Buckminster Fuller, 1969
A Poetry Handbook, Mary Oliver, 1994
The Whole Earth Catalog (original, published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and 1972)
Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility, Stewart Brand, 1999
Discourses, Meher Baba, 1987
Asian Energy Futures Event Report, April 2001 Revised edition, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett with Prof. Bradd Hayes, inputs from Dr. Lawrence Modisett, CDR Carl Carlson, USN, and Prof. Gregory Hoffman