{"id":6683,"date":"2018-05-16T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:08:05","slug":"what-books-were-in-princes-library-at-paisley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/what-books-were-in-princes-library-at-paisley-park\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT BOOKS WERE IN PRINCE’S LIBRARY AT PAISLEY PARK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a previous post<\/a>, I listed the movie titles from Prince’s DVD collection. I have compiled a list of books that were found at Paisley Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since his passing I’ve wanted to know what books he read. To know his mind, how he formed his opinions, one should refer to the original source material, such as what books he read. I knew that he read some of David Icke’s books, but I was curious to know more. Seeing that it had a copy of Art Bell’s book, it confirmed to me that he was a Coast To Coast AM<\/em> listener, a late night radio show about the paranormal. Authors like David Icke and Stephen Quayle were often guests on the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People often say things like Prince “knew so much”. That is because he spent the time to learn about obscure topics and developed his own view of the world using critical thinking skills. He took responsibility for his own knowledge and understanding. He only had a high school diploma, but he was a life long student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can tell a lot by what a person spends their time reading or watching. You can tell by the titles that Prince’s taste in books were of the spiritual and political kind. He was a life long learner, looking for the truth. The copy of Rilke’s poetry was found in his bedside table underneath a notepad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from these books, copies of the New World Translation Bible, and the English Dictionary and Thesaurus were found in different\u00a0areas\u00a0around Paisley Park. P was very interested in the origin of words and their meaning. He would often spend time examining the lexicon of words. Some of these books were found on in his office underneath a shelf covered with photos\u00a0family photos. His original copy of 21 Nights <\/a>was among the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech<\/a>nopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology<\/a>
Neil Postman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quickening: Today’s Trends, Tomorrow’s World<\/a>
Art Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genesis 6 Giants Volume 2 Master Builders of Prehistoric and Ancient Civilizations<\/a>
Stephen Quayle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy – The Truth Behind Archaeology’s Greatest Mystery<\/a>
Andrew Collins and Chris Ogilvie-Herald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forced into Glory<\/a>
Lerone Bennett Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Last Crusade: The<\/a> Epic Voyages of Vasco Da Gama
Nigel Cliff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chariots of the Gods<\/a>
Erich von D\u00e4niken<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wome<\/a>n, Race and Class<\/a>
Angela Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America<\/a>
David K. Shipler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naked Pictures of Famous People<\/a>
Jon Stewart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the Music: Conversations with Contemporary Musicians about Spirituality, Creativity, and Consciousness|<\/a>
Dimitri Ehrlich<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funk: Third Ear – The Essential Listening C<\/a>ompanion<\/a>
Dave Thompson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations<\/a>
Rainer Maria Rilke, John J.L. Mood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image above:<\/em> “Prince’s office” by Carver County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a92018 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a previous post, I listed the movie titles from Prince’s DVD collection. I have compiled a list of books that were found at Paisley Park. Since his passing I’ve wanted to know what books he read. 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