I have found Acting and how to be Good at it by Basil Hoffman to e an extemely good book full of info. So much so I have read it twice! And Elie's Hollywood Connections is also amazing considering it lists 300+ contacts for agenst CD's Theatres and other nessesary acting areas to call.

Your Film Acting Career by MK & Rosemary Lewis is a good book for starting out and one I continue to reference. That book led me to Sam Christensen who does an image workshop for actors. It's amazing but expensive but well worth the money. I am so clear on who I am as an actor and what I selling. Plus, I have these great unique descriptions of myself so I always ready to write a great cover letter or chat in an interview or audition.

Also, highly recommend An Agent Tells All by Tony Martinez. What better way to get a view of the biz than from an agent. Read it cover to cover in a day.

I've read most of the books mentioned but so far, I'm liking Sanford Meisner on acting.

"Respect For Acting" by Uta HAgen.

Books I reference constantly to keep me brushed up on my acting skills and industry wisdom:

Audition by Michael Shurtleff
Acting in Film by Michael Caine
Acting in Commercials by Joan See
How to be a Working Actor
by Mari Lyn Henry & Lynne Rogers

Another great read is Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

This book gives you insight on yourself; on others; and how the mind works as it pertains to your thoughts (i.e. inner-dialog). Note, all of these are valuable tools to grasp as an actor.

Happy reading!

Oh, you can order all these books via Amazon.com; and when your order reaches $25, you get free shipping. The books are discounted, and arrive in like a millisecond.

Margie Haber's:
How to get the part without falling apart

It's a great read, really informative. It breaks down the audition process in an easy to follow way

I love "Power of the actor"- Ivana Chubbuck

"Respect for acting" -Uta Hagen

"An Agent tells all" -Tony Martinez

"Acting as a bbusiness"- Brian O'Neil

David Mamet's "True and False" gave me a completely different way of thinking about things as an actor. It's an informative book as well as it is enjoyable.

Constantin Stanislavski's 3 part series "An Actor Prepares" "Building a character" and "Creating a role" is like going to a conservatory w/o the tuition.

An Actor's Business: How to MArket Yourself as an Actor No Matter Where You Live By: Andrew Reilly

Audition By: Michael Shurtleff

Your Film Acting Career By: M.K. Lewis and Rosemary R. Lewis

Acting from a Spiritual Perspective By: Kathryn Marie Bild

These are a few of my all-time favorites, and they are fantastic!

Oh my, how could I forget Mira Felner's Free to Act. I picked that up from the library again today. It is one of my favorite reads. We studied it in an acting class at my university!

Has anyone read "Training of the American Actor"? I just checked it out - it talks about different techniques; Stella Adler, Meisner, Chekhov, Uta Hagen, Physical Approach to Acting, etc. It looks intriguing! I'll post when I've read some of it.

Here are a few of mine:
How to Get the Part Without Falling Apart-Margie Haber
One Less Bitter Actor: The Actor's Survival Guide-Markus Flanagan
The Power of the Actor-Ivanna Chubbuck
Audition-Michael Shurtleff
Secrets to Successful Cold Readings-Glenn Alterman
The 8 Characters of Comedy-Scott Sedita
How to Get Arrested-J. Wallach Michael and Paul Thurwachter
Acting in Film-Michael Caine

Here are some non-acting books that can easily be applied to acting:
Think and Grow Rich-Napoleon Hill
Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, or any of his books-Robert Kiyosaki
How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less- Nicholas Boothman

Right now, I'm reading The Intent To Live: Achieviing your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss and I'm loving it.

I like Ivana Chubbuck's book

I've got some reading to do!!! some great books on here keep coming up again and again!! I've read some...but got a few more to add to your list.

I've do have an interesting one though: The Tipping Point: Or ow Little Things Can make A Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell.

This is actually a buisness book, and uses a buisness model. BUT, it can really start the gears rolling on new ideas on how to promote yourself. How to more efficiently postcard, how to make your YouTube get a million hits, how to get your name out there...

A great and entertaining book too, not all dry like most buisness texts. Explains some things in ways you really might never have thought of. HIGHLY reccommended.