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How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting CourseHow to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course by Rikky Rooksby
Buy used from: $2.01
This is hands-down the best book on songwriting to ever exist. Rikky cites old stuff, new stuff, everything. This will inspire you, and drastically improve your songwriting.
The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great SongsThe Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs by Rooksby
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $11.12
I swear by all of Rikky Rooksby's books. This is the companion book for "How To Write Songs On Guitar". Both books are INCREDIBLY informative.
Inside Classic Rock Tracks: Songwriting and Recording Secrets of 100+ Great SongsInside Classic Rock Tracks: Songwriting and Recording Secrets of 100+ Great Songs by Rikky Rooksby
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $0.72
Rikky Rooksby KNOWS music. If you're looking to improve your songwriting drastically, pick this up and the other 3 on my list.
Riffs - How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs  Book/CD (Book & CD)Riffs - How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs Book/CD (Book & CD) by Rooksby R
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $5.93
A book by the best author on music reference: Rikky Rooksby. You need to own all of his books (especially all the ones on my list).
$30 Music School$30 Music School by Michael W. Dean
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $12.22
One of the best, and most inspring books on forming a band, promoting your music, equipment, how to tour, and why MAKING ART is the most important thing in the world. Michael is amazing.
$30 Film School: How to write, direct, produce, shoot, edit, distribute, tour with, and sell your own no-budget DIGITAL movie (Power!)$30 Film School: How to write, direct, produce, shoot, edit, distribute, tour with, and sell your own no-budget DIGITAL movie (Power!) by Michael W. Dean
Buy used from: $4.34
One of the best, and most inspring books on making a digital video movie on practically NO BUDGET, promoting your film, and why MAKING ART is THE best thing we could do. Michael's amazing and SMART.