"PERSIST: IN PRAISE OF THE CREATIVE SPIRIT IN A WORLD GONE MAD WITH COMMERCE"


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A collection of essays written over the past thirty years, Persist addresses in a variety of ways the predicament of the artist (read: writer, musician, actor, dancer...) in a cultural climate in which celebrity and money too often count for more than talent and quality of work. Yet artists of all kinds have to "do it"--if only because that's who they are. The book describes strategies the author himself has found to be indispensible in learning to "persist" beyond the all too familiar obstacles: he has found those resources in practice, the exercise of mental and logistical discipline, and building community.

"The first and ultimate survival guide for any creative person"
--Roland Reiss, Professor Emeritus, Claremont Graduate University

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"The Real Bush Diaries"


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"A raw and often riotous look into the second coming of Bush. You would shake your fist if you could put this book down for long enough…"

"Reading The Real Bush Diaries is like having a lively and provocative chat over coffee with a bright and articulate friend..."

A handy manual in the art of blogging, and a great gift for friend and foe alike!


DAVID HOCKNEY
A Monograph. Abbeville Modern Masters, NY, 1995
"British artist David Hockney enjoys immense, perhaps unequalled public visibility: the shock of dyed blond hair, the owlish glasses, and the shy schoolboy grin are known as much through the popular press as the journals of the art world. His engaging personality, his quirky but always enlightening ideas about art, and his inexhaustible inventiveness... are captured by Peter Clothier with clear-eyed intelligence and grace."
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WHILE I AM NOT AFRAID:
Secrets of a Man's Heart, A Memoir
Inward Press, Santa Fe, 1997
"The dramatic tale of a man's descent into the unresolved darkness of his soul, prompted by the severe illness of his daughter. Filled with astute observations and written with an elegant rawness that is the product of a brutal self-examination, the book provides a rare glimpse into the heart and mind of a man in crisis."

"As honestly felt as it is eloquently written, this book will help other men face and share their deepest selves with each other and with those they love"
--Mark Gerzon, author of Listening to Mid-Life: Turning Your Crisis Into a Quest.

"A true warrior facing his inner battle with great courage, a model of deep men's work, inner work. Just reading this man's journey will inspire and guide healing"
--Bill Kauth, co-founder, The ManKind Project.
Out of print--limited availability

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------Peter Clothier has written numerous non-fiction and fiction publications, poetry, articles, art reviews, art catalogues, book reviews, and essays.