Constant Change Productions

	Literary / Philosophical / Theological / Sociology		Science Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Fiction
	"Riddley Walker" Russell Hoban (Literary) This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. The narrative is written in a sort of phonetic re-interpretation of English by the fourteen year old protagonist, namely Riddley Walker. Vehemently inspired, this kind of book only comes along once in a generation.		"V.A.L.I.S." Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction) This semi-autobiographical book traces P.K.D.s sudden awakening into a complexity and lucidness in understanding how things work instigated by a beam of pink intelligent light which zaps him in the brain while sitting in his living room watching television. Hardly the pulp sci-fi it was originally marketed as, this book is unsettling and profound.
	"Finite and Infinite Games" James P. Carse (Sociology/Philosophy) This book will irrevocably change your outlook on life.		"VURT" Jeff Noon (Science Fiction) Cool as hell and totally in tune with youth culture(s) that may not yet even exist.
	"Conversations With God - an uncommon dialogue Vol. I" Neale Donald Walsch (Philosophy/Inspirational) This book will irrevocably change your outlook on life.		"Snow Crash" Neal Stephenson (Science Fiction) Science Fiction and Fantasy Editor's Recommended Book: "This is the high-octane cyberpunk adventure that put Neal Stephenson on the science fiction map, and the first 30 pages alone are worth the purchase price.It conjures a future world where the Net is virtual and avatars are the Entrée into the "metaverse." But something called "snow crash" is rezzing out many of the metaverse's top personalities and threatening an infocalypse."
	"Infinite Jest" David Foster Wallace (Contemporary Fiction) DFW is a genius.		"Perfume : The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Suskind Kurt Cobain cited this as his favorite book. In fact it was the inspiration for the Nirvana song "Scentless Apprentice" See where it got him.. .
	"The Crying of Lot 49 : A Novel" (Perennial Fiction Library) by Thomas Pynchon This book is responsible for bringing the subtle art of irony into my modus operandi.		"Titus Groan" (Gormenghast Trilogy) by Mervyn Peake " Mervyn Peake's gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of the heir to an ancient, rambling castle. The Gormenghast royal family, the castle's decidedly eccentric staff, and the peasant artisans living around the dreary, crumbling structure make up the cast of characters in this engrossing story. "
	"Whores for Gloria" by William T. Vollmann Vollman's direct and simple style of writing is unsettling and beautiful in its honesty. This little book is a revelation.		"Dune" by Frank Herbert Although this is one of the most popular science fiction books of all time, it reads like a bible for a parallel universe - rife with aphoristic words of wisdom, it offers real solutions to many problems we face in our world today. Incredibly insightful and uplifting.
	"The Age of Spiritual Machines" by Raymond Kurzweil How much do we humans enjoy our current status as the most intelligent beings on earth? Enough to try to stop our own inventions from surpassing us in smarts? If so, we'd better pull the plug right now. From Kirkus Reviews , December 1, 1998 "What will the world look like when computers are smarter than their owners? Kurzweil, the brains behind some of today's most brilliant machines, offers his insights. Kurzweil posits that technological progress moves at exponential rates. If we apply that standard to the future of computer evolution, another 20 years or so will give us machines with as much memory and intelligence as ourselves." Keram says: Although Kurzweil is correctly and self-admittedly over-optimistic rendering the book at times a little too speculative and presumptuous it nonetheless offers an incredibly interesting overview of where we've been and where we are going from a legitimately well informed and thoughtful mind.		"The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende The film version can't hold a candle to this remarkably vivid and beautiful epic fairy tale. Consider this, the film takes up only the first quarter of the book. After that the story ventures into places that push the limits of the imagination, and suspend the reader in its own fantastic dream. This book is all the more important today, when the dreaded 'Nothing' which threatens the fate of Fantastica is so alive and well in our own world. Help supress the fast-spreading Nothing - go to Fantastica. Read this book.
	"The Alchemist/a Fable About Following Your Dream" by Paulo Coelho A fable about undauntingly following one's dreams, listening to one's heart, and reading life's omens.		"The Little Prince" by Antoine De Saint-Exupery " A lovely story....which covers a poetic, yearning philosophy--not the sort of fable that can be tacked down neatly at its four corners but rather reflections on what are real matters of consequence." -- The New York Times Book Review.