What books/accessories would you carry? Just kind of wondering which books are considered essential to the craft of animation.. to this.. r/animation I saw the illustration request post and thought we should make a thread to specifically list books and/or DVDs on the craft that everyone can agree are essential.


Recommendations so far!

Suggested Animation Books

* [The Animator's Survival Kit](http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Expanded-Principles/dp/0571238343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1295902354&amp;sr=8-1) by Richard Williams
* [Illusion of Life: Disney Animation](http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1295902354&amp;sr=8-2) by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [Cartoon Animation](http://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Animation-Collectors-Preston-Blair/dp/1560100842/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1295902354&amp;sr=8-3) by Preston Blair
* [Timing for Animation](http://www.amazon.com/Timing-Animation-Second-John-Halas/dp/0240521609/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1295902524&amp;sr=8-1) by Harold Whitaker &amp; John Halas
* [Force - Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators](http://www.amazon.com/Force-Dynamic-Drawing-Animators-Second/dp/0240808452/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1295902552&amp;sr=8-1) by Michael D. Mattesi
* [Creating Animated Cartoons with Character](http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Animated-Cartoons-Character-Developing/dp/0823033074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1295902593&amp;sr=8-1) by Joe Murray
* [A Century Of Stop Motion Animation : From Melies to Aardman.](http://www.amazon.com/Century-Stop-Motion-Animation-Melies-Aardman/dp/0823099806/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1295903218&amp;sr=1-1) By Tony Dalton and Ray Harryhausen


Suggested Animation Software

* [Frame Thief](http://www.framethief.com) - For Stop Motion Animation on the Mac OS.



Edit: Organization, adding links, making this much nicer.

If you started a theoretical Animation Store...