In this entry, I have two Cool Things.
Cool Thing #1: Make Art Make Money: Lessons from Jim Henson on Fueling Your Creative Career, by Elizabeth Hyde Stevens (2013). This book began as a college paper by the author. It talks about the economics of creating and selling artistic endeavors. It proposes principals by taking examples from the life and career of Jim Henson, who is one of my heroes. Granted that not all of Jim Henson's business and personal decisions were perfect, and the book notes this. But even so, an alternate title for the book might be "What Would Jim Henson Do?". If you are creative in any way, or if you enjoyed the work of Jim Henson, I highly recommend this book.
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Cool Thing #2: Jim Henson: The Biography, by Brian Jay Jones (2013). I began this book a while back, but set it aside as I got distracted. But reading "Cool Thing #1" drew me back to this read. The book was written with the cooperation of the Henson family and presents Jim Henson, a very private and personal man, with his warts and all. I highly recommend this read, as well.
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