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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely a book to reread every few years. I feel a revival of my inner-contrarian and I've gotten a few improv games out of it to boot! The chapter on status is hiLARious. I believe I now have a new perspective on self-expression as not really being about the individual, especially in theatre. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39198099">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm loving it so far.  It's a little harder to trudge through than Improvise by Mick Napier because the writing style is different, but it has a lot more specific ideas to offer to the world of improvisation and the theatre.  There are some same ideas that are worded differently that sheds new light...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/289758">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolutely essential introduction to improvisation. Keith Johnstone, the author, is one of the founders of modern improvisation. That can only be said of a few others, such as Del Close or Viola Spolin. <br/><br/>If you read other books on improv, this book may come as something of a shock. It's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54501767">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I imagine Johnstone's little nuggets woulda been a tad more succulent had Ms. Liba Vaynberg not already preempted the element of surprise.<br/>Right now I am typing with a band-aid on my pointer finger, which makes me think of what it must be like for Margot Tenenbaum to type.<br/>But anyway, as f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45017582">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is going to sound corny: this isn't just a book about improvisation, IT'S A BOOK ABOUT LIFE!! Okay, terrible, but true. Johnstone writes about human psychology and the way we interact socially as a way into comedy and improvisation. That bestseller &quot;Blink&quot; shamelessly quotes from it, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4388469">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Switch off the no-saying intellect and welcome the unconscious as a friend: it will lead you places you never dreamed of, and produce results more 'original' than anything you could achieve by aiming at originality.&quot; ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book that changed my life.  The idea of saying yes and being present, of not blocking and not needing to be the cleverest person on the room have made me more open to adventure and, I'm pretty sure, happier overall.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not just about improv acting but can be applied to every day life. Wonderful for self-analysis and communication skills.I recommend this book to anyone interested in unlocking their creative powers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, contrary to my initial expectations, is not really about how to be a better improviser -- it's actually about how directors can use improvisation to improve their actors' overall dramatic skills.  The book had been recommended to me as being useful for an improviser and I was disappointed...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28990458">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The classic guide to improvisation -- totally useful for writers. The section on masks is beautifully bizarre. Status games, sending and receiving...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[will change your life and maybe teach you about the demands (real freedom) of acting.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just got this book from Beth yesterday, and I'm picking my way through it, but already, I'm finding little jewels I can incorporate into the classroom.  <br/><br/>In story, the author suggests in the chapter &quot;Narrative Skills,&quot; you are not just unconsciously waiting for another activit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11281824">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[No matter what you're interested in or what you do, read this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Johnstone shares his experiences as a student, which inspired to find more effective ways of teaching than our educational systems tend to allow. Although he writes about teaching performance, his techniques (or variations of them) have helped me revise traditional pedagogical strategies to create r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2440817">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little unstructured as far as books go, but Johnstone provides you with so many hidden gems about life and the human psyche.  I've read this book twice so far (both times with an accompanying Improv class); the second time around provided me with a lot more details.  I'm going to return to this bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45790648">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This British take on improvisation in theater has some interesting ideas and exercises.  But it advocates &quot;denial&quot; as a comedic tool which could stymie a scene bringing it to a grinding halt.  Absurdity rules in the U.K. <br/><br/>]]></body>
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