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This selection of books is just that - a selection. It's by no means a complete listing of what's been written about Buster, nor will it ever become one - although it does include the most significant volumes. Most of the recent books are still in print, but many of the older ones have been unavailable for years. Try your local library!

The books are listed by publication date, the most recent first.

Too much choice ? No idea where to start ? Then take a look at these book recommendations.

	Keep Your Eye On The Kid: The Early Years of Buster Keaton by Catherine Brighton first published 2008
	Silent Comedy by Paul Merton first published 2007
	Buster Keaton: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers) Kevin W. Sweeney (Editor) first published 2007
	Arbuckle and Keaton: Their 14 Film Collaborations by James L. Neibaur first published 2006
	Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor and Bodily Coping by Noel Carroll first published 2006
	Buster Keaton : Tempest In A Flat Hat by Edward McPhereson first published 2005
	Buster Keaton Remembered by Eleanor Keaton & Jeffrey Vance first published 2001
	A-Z Of Silent Film Comedy by Glenn Mitchell first published 1999
	The Theater And Cinema Of Buster Keaton by Robert Knopf first published 1999
	Silent Echoes : Discovering Early Hollywood Through The Films Of Buster Keaton by John Bengston first published 1999
	Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr edited by Andrew Horton first published 1997
	Keaton's Silent Shorts : Beyond The Laughter by Gabriella Oldham first published 1996
	Buster : A Legend In Laughter by Larry Edwards first published 1995
	The Sound Of Buster Keaton by David Macleod first published 1995
	Cut To The Chase by Marion Meade first published 1995
	Buster Keaton : A Bio-Bibliography by Joanna E. Rapf and Gary L. Green first published 1995
	The Complete Films Of Buster Keaton by Jim Kline first published 1993
	Le Regard De Buster Keaton (The Look Of Buster Keaton) by Robert Benayoun first published 1982
	Keaton : The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down by Tom Dardis first published 1979
	The Film Career Of Buster Keaton by George Wead and George Lellis first published 1977
	Keaton : The Silent Features Close Up by Daniel Moews first published 1977
	Buster Keaton's The General edited by Richard J. Anobile first published 1975
	The Best Of Buster edited by Richard J. Anobile first published 1976
	The Silent Clowns by Walter Kerr first published 1975
	The Day The Laughter Stopped by David Yallop first published 1975
	The Parade's Gone By by Kevin Brownlow first published 1968
	Buster Keaton by David Robinson first published 1968
	Keaton by Rudi Blesh first published 1966
	Film by Samuel Beckett by unknown first published c1965
	Buster Keaton by Jean Pierre Lebel first published 1964
	My Wonderful World Of Slapstick Buster Keaton with Charles Samuels first published 1960
	The General by Joseph Warren first published 1927