RECOMMENDED READING

If what I've skimmed across here has given you even the smallest inkling of a spark of interest, then you owe it to yourself to look deeper.  These are some of the books that I have read (or am reading) to help myself in my quest towards a deeper understanding of The Story.  This list is by no means definitive, if you run into something appropriate not mentioned here, let me know, I'm just starting this journey too.

These are in no particular order.  Here's my list so far:

Title	Author(s)
The Hero With A Thousand Faces	Joseph Campbell
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters	Christopher Vogler
Dramatica: A New Theory of Story (go here for an online version of the book)	Melanie Anne Philips & Chris Huntley
The Essential Jung	C.G. Jung selected writings chosen by Anthony Storr
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (companion to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition)	Mary Henderson
A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living	Joseph Campbell selected writings chosen by Diane K. Osbon
The Power of Myth (Also available on VHS and DVD)	Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers
The Mythic Image	Joseph Campbell
Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth	George De Santillana  and Hertha Von Dechend
Tolkien's Ring	David Day
"On Fairy Stories"	J.R.R. Tolkien