Don’t feel like practicing? That’s acceptable every once in a while. (For our purposes, “once in a while” is defined as “once every fifty years”.) If you’ve already used up your 100-year allowance, as I have, try these. The time frames are merely my suggestions. Tip: add a book to your Amazon Wish List, then later search for it at your local library. For beginners or first year students: First, Learn to Practice, by Tom Heany The Little Book of Talent, by Daniel Coyle The War of Art,