The Tao of Twin Peaks

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Is </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a cult-like phenomenon...or a mystery that needs to be solved...or simply the fever dream of its eccentric co-creator? No other show in the history of television has sparked so many questions and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Tao of Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> proposes answers to those who seek to understand this surreal multilayered and metafictional story. Much has been written about </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> but this book is markedly different. It is not just for the most ardent fans who love decoding clues in the series. It also explores the show's cinematic techniques its cultural references and its mythological psychological and religious influences. Just some of the topics explored:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>The significance of the Red Room</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Laura Palmer as both angel and centerfold</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>The answer to Who is Judy?</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>The connection between Agent Cooper and Mr. C</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>The relationship of the plot to electricity and the atomic bomb</span></li><li><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)> as a working philosophy</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>What year is this? Making sense of the end of the series</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In Taoism the goal is to achieve balance in our ever-changing reality. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Tao of Twin Peaks </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>illustrates how David Lynch accomplishes this feat in this classic show. It examines the entire </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> canon including </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fire Walk with Me</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> with a particular focus on </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks: The Return</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. For filmmaker and author William Dickerson the search for significance in </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is analogous to the search for meaning in both his and his readers' lives. As strange as the characters and plots may be they echo our own traumas growth and experience. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Featuring artwork by Gilbert Leiker </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Tao of Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> will set you on the road to solving the show's enigmas and as a result deepen your appreciation of future viewings along the way. Uncover the details of David Lynch's cinematic craft as he creates the off-kilter world of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Twin Peaks</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and turns the mirror on us.</span></p>