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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02200640erlcjm.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alexander Technique Boston/Cambridge/May"><U>Home</U></A> | <A HREF="qanda.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Q A"><U>Q & A</U></A>   |   <A HREF="articles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U>Articles</U></A>   |   <B>Books</B>   |   <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="aboutadam.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Adam Bailey"><U>About Adam Bailey</U></A>   |   <A HREF="photographs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U>Photographs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Information"><U>Contact Information</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=320 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>To Order Books</B></div> <div> In the United States, go to <A HREF="http://www.alexandertechnique.com/books" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alexandertechnique.com/books"><U>The Alexander Technique Bookstore in Association with Amazon.com</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> In the UK or Europe, go to <A HREF="http://www.alexandertechnique.com/bookshop" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alexandertechnique.com/booksh"><U>The Alexander Technique Bookshop in Association with Amazon.co.uk</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Introductory Books</B></div> <div> Michael Gelb, <U>Body Learning</U>.  A good theoretical introduction to the Alexander Technique.</div> <bR> <div> Richard Brennan, <U>The Alexander Technique Workbook</U>.  This book has a more "how-to" approach.</div> <bR> <div> Frank Pierce Jones, <U>Freedom to Change</U>.  This book contains an excellent biography of F.M.Alexander, the founder of the Alexander Technique, as well as a section on the author's scientific research into the benefits of the Alexander Technique.</div> <bR> <div> <B>General Books</B></div> <div> Patrick MacDonald, <U>The Alexander Technique As I See It</U>.  A summation of the approach to the technique developed by one of the great master teachers.</div> <bR> <div> Walter Carrington, <U>Thinking Aloud: Talks on Teaching the Alexander Technique</U>.  A wealth of practical information for teachers and serious students by one of the technique's most influential teachers.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Horse-Related Books</B></div> <div> Sally Tottle, <U>BodySense: Revolutionize Your Riding with the Alexander Technique</U>.</div> <bR> <div> Joni Bentley, <U>Riding Success Without Stress</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Running</B></div> <div> Malcolm Balk and Andrew Shields, <U>The Art of Running: With the Alexander Technique</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Juggling</B></div> <div> Michael Gelb and Tony Buzan, <U>Lessons From the Art of Juggling</U>.  This book teaches an approach to juggling based on the principles of the Alexander Technique.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Pregnancy and Childbirth</B></div> <div> Ilana Machover and Angela and Jonathan Drake, <U>The Alexander Technique Birthbook</U>.  This book contains good descriptions of both the Alexander Technique and the history of childbirth, as well as explaining how the Alexander Technique can help with childbirth.</div> <bR> <div> Ilana Machover, <U>Alexander Technique Birth Stories</U>.  This book may be downloaded for free at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://freespace.virgin.net/machover.eutokia/eutokia.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://freespace.virgin.net/machover.eut"><U><U>http://freespace.virgin.net/machover.eutokia/eutokia.html</U></U></A><U>.</U>  </FONT>(The book is in PDF format, which means that to read it you must use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader software, you can get it as a free download by going to: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/al"><U><U>http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html</U></U></A></FONT>)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=60 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>