Peanuts essay books
Begun 2000. January 31st, 2005 revision
These are books that make use of Peanuts strips amidst discussion of Peanuts or discussion of some other topic using Peanuts as examples. (Sometimes, they seem to have trouble deciding which they're doing!)
Robert L. Short on the Bible
- The Gospel According to Peanuts 1965 * (PB)
- The Parables of Peanuts 1968 * (PB)
- Short Meditations on the Bible and Peanuts 1990 * (PB) The Bible According To Peanuts is the British edition of this
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD self-help books
- When Do The Good Things Start? 1988 * (PB) Life's ups and downs
- Waking Up Just In Time 1990 * (PB) A guide to twelve-step recovery
- I Didn't Ask to Be In This Family 1992 * (PB) Sibling relationships and how they shape adult behavior and relationships
- "That's Not a Fault... It's a Character Trait" 1999 * (PB) Facing our weaknesses
Other Books
- The American Economic System... and your place in it by the Advertising Council and the Department of Commerce, 1975 (large pamphlet) Explains the basics of the economy, illustrated with a mix of Peanuts panels, clip art, and what look to be reused panels with new dialog.
- The Doctor Is In by Maurice Berquist, 1981 * (PB) Christian belief as a solution for problems
- The Effective Executive According to Peanuts by B. Tom Brown, undated * (PB) This appears to be a privately published, unlicensed book pairing pithy statements about what makes a good manager with illustrative examples taken from the strip.
- I'm a Good Man, But... by Fritz Ridenour, 1969 * (PB) Christian-oriented advice for good living
- Learn to Play Bridge in 9 Minutes by Pamela and Matthew Granovetter, 2001 * (PB) Exactly what it sounds like!
- Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life edited by Barnaby Conrad and Monte Schulz, 2002 * (HB) essays on writing by dozens of writers, with plenty of strips
- What's It All About, Charlie Brown? by Jeff Loria, 1968 * (HB) A look at modern life as depicted by Peanuts
