The following is my list of books on technical theatre/live entertainment, not including books on acting, directing, theatre history, or general theatre.  Current as of April 27, 2010.

Author(s)	Title	Edition	Publisher	Year	URL	Comments
Williams, R. Gillespie	The Technique of Stage Lighting		Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons	1947		UK
Burris-Meyer, Harold and Cole, Edward C.	Theatres & Auditoriums		Reinhold	1949
Williams, R. Gillespie	The Technique of Stage Lighting	Revised	Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons	1952		UK
Philippi, Herbert	Stagecraft and Scene Design		Houghton Mifflin	1953
Fuchs, Theodore	Stage Lighting		Benjamin Blom	1957		Originally published 1929.
McCandless, Stanley	A Method of Lighting the Stage	Fourth Edition	Theatre Arts Books	1958		Originally published 1932.
Selden, Samuel and Sellman, Hunton D.	Stage Scenery and Lighting	Third Edition	Appleton-Century-Crofts	1959		Originally published 1930.
Southern, Richard	Stage Setting for Amateurs and Professionals		Theatre Arts Books	1960
Kenton, Warren	Stage Properties and How to Make Them		Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons	1964		UK
McCandless, Stanley	A Syllabus of Stage Lighting	Eleventh Edition	Drama Book Specialists	1964		spiral bound
Mielziner, Jo	Designing for the Theatre		Bramwall House	1965
Bentham, Frederick	The Art of Stage Lighting		Taplinger Publishing Company	1968
Cimbalo, Guy	A Guide to Stage Lighting Instruments		Rodale Press	1968		Pamphlet really (47 pages) by Theater Crafts Magazine
Rubin, Joel E. and Watson, Leland H.	Theatrical Lighting Practice	4th Printing	Theatre Arts Books	1968		Originally published 1954.
ATPB	Theatre Check List, A Guide to the Planning and Construction of Proscenium and Open Stage Theatres		Wesleyan University Press	1969
Mullin, Donald C.	The Development of the Playhouse		University of California Press	1970
Burris-Meyer, Harold and Cole, Edward C.	Scenery for the Theatre	Revised Edition	Little, Brown and Company	1971		Originally published 1938.
Gillette, A. S.	Stage Scenery, Its Construction and Rigging	Second Edition	Harper & Row	1972
Rosenthal, Jean and Wertenbaker, Lael	The Magic of Light		Little, Brown and Company	1972		Published posthumously
Russell, Douglas A.	Stage Costume Design,  Theory, Technique, and Style		Prentice-Hall	1973
Bay, Howard	Stage Design		Drama Book Specialists	1974
Bellman, Willard F.	Lighting the Stage, Art and Practice	Second Edition	Chandler Publishing Company	1974		Originally published 1967.
Warfel, William B.	Handbook of Stage Lighting Graphics	Second Edition	Drama Book Specialists	1974		spiral bound
Pecktal, Lynn	Designing and Painting for the Theatre		Holt, Rinehart, and Winston	1975
Simon, Bernard	Simon's Directory of Theatrical Materials, Services, and Information	Fifth Edition	Package Publicity Service	1975
Wehlburg, Albert F. C.	Theatre Lighting: An Illustrated Glossary		Drama Book Specialists	1975		spiral bound
Bellman, Willard F.	Scenography and Stage Technology, An Introduction		Thomas Y. Crowell Company	1977
Gillette, J. Michael	Designing with Light		Mayfield Publishing Company	1978		Has been updated
General Electric	Stage/Studio Lamps Pocket Catalog	Form SS-123P	General Electric	1979		Pamphlet, 52 pages
Parker, W. Oren and Smith, Harvey K.	Scene Design and Stage Lighting	Fourth Edition	Holt, Rinehart, and Winston	1979		Originally published 1963. Has been updated many times
Pilbrow, Richard	Stage Lighting	Revised Edition	Drama Book Specialists	1979		Originally published 1970.
Warfel, William B. and Klappert, Walter R.	Color Science for Lighting the Stage		Yale University Press	1981		spiral bound
Powers, Bill	Behind the Scenes of a Broadway Musical		Crown Publishers	1982
Sellman, Hunton D. and Lessley, Merrill	Essentials of Stage Lighting	Second Edition	Prentice-Hall	1982		Good history section
Wolf, Thomas	Presenting Performances, A Handbook for Sponsors	Fifth Edition	American Council for the Arts	1983
Armstrong, Leslie and Morgan, Roger	Space for Dance, An Architectural Design Guide		Publishing Center for Cultural Resources	1984
Palmer, Richard H.	The Lighting Art, The Aesthetics of Stage Lighting Design		Prentice-Hall	1985
Shagan, Rena	The Road Show, A Handbook for Successful Booking and Touring in the Performing Arts		ACA Books	1985
Streader, Tim and Williams, John A.	Create Your Own Stage Lighting		Prentice-Hall	1985
Moody, James L.	Concert Lighting, Techniques, Art, and Business		Focal Press	1989		Has been updated
Warfel, William B.	The New Handbook of Stage Lighting Graphics		Drama Book Specialists	1990		spiral bound
Boulanger, Norman C. and Lounsbury, Warren C.	Theatre Lighting from A to Z		University of Washington Press	1992		spiral bound
Fitt, Brian and Thornley, Joe	Lighting By Design, A Technical Guide		Focal Press	1992
Reid, Francis	The Stage Lighting Handbook	Fourth Edition	A & C Black	1992		Originally published 1976.
Cunningham, Glen	Stage Lighting Revealed, A Design and Execution Handbook		Betterway Books	1993
Vasey, John	Concert Sound and Lighting Systems	Second Edition	Focal Press	1993
Cadick, John	Electrical Safety Handbook		McGraw-Hill	1994
Carter, Paul	Backstage Handbook, an Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information	Third Edition	Broadway Press	1994
Huntington, John	Control Systems for Live Entertainment		Focal Press	1994
Miller, James Hull	Stage Lighting in the Boondocks	Fourth Edition	Meriwether Publishing	1995		Originally published 1981.
Salzer, Beeb	The Skeptical Scenographer		Broadway Press	1995
Brown, Blair	Motion Picture and Video Lighting	Revised Edition	Focal Press	1996
Essig, Linda	Lighting and the Design Idea		Harcourt Brace College Publishers	1997
Mumm, Robert C.	Photometrics Handbook	Second Edition	Broadway Press	1997
Gillette, J. Michael	Designing with Light	Third Edition	Mayfield Publishing Company	1998		Has been updated
Hays, David	Light on the Subject	Revised Edition	Limelight Editions	1998		Originally published 1989.
Campbell, Drew	Technical Theater for Nontechnical People		Allworth Press	1999
FPS	Wholehog II Handbook	Version 3.2	Flying Pig Systems	1999		spiral bound
Fraser, Neil	Stage Lighting Design, A Practical Guide		The Crowood Press	1999
Keller, Max	Light Fantastic, The Art and Design of Stage Lighting		Prestel	1999
Kelly, Thomas A.	The Back Stage Guide to Stage Management	Second Edition	Back Stage Books	1999		Originally published 1991.
Shelley, Steven Louis	A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting		Focal Press	1999		Has been updated in 2009
Essig, Linda	The Speed of Light		Heinemann	2002
Moody, James L.	The Business of Theatrical Design		Allworth Press	2002
Box, Harry C.	Set Lighting Technician's Handbook	Third Edition	Focal Press	2003
Higgs, Chris	Rigging for Entertainment: Regulations and Practice		Entertainment Technology Press	2003		UK
Bell, Robert	Let There Be Light		Entertainment Technology Press	2004		UK
NFPA	NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace		NFPA	2004
Schiller, Brad	The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook		Focal Press	2004
Davidson, Dr. Randall W. A.	Practical Health and Safety Guidelines for School Theater Operations		Risk International Publishing	2005
Hart, George V. and Hart, Sammie	UGLY'S Electrical References	Revised 2005 Edition	Burleson Distributing Corporation	2005		plastic comb bound
Cadena, Richard	Automated Lighting		Focal Press	2006
Mobsby, Nick	Practical DMX		Entertainment Technology Press	2006		UK
Glerum, Jay O.	Stage Rigging Handbook	Third Edition	Southern Illinois University Press	2007
Huntington, John	Control Systems for Live Entertainment	Third Edition	Focal Press	2007
Mobsby, Nick	The Followspot Guide		Entertainment Technology Press	2007		UK
Sapsis, Bill	HEADS! & Tales		Sapsis Publications	2007
Halliday, Rob	Entertainment in Production Volume I: 1994-1999		Entertainment Technology Press	2008		UK
Halliday, Rob	Entertainment in Production Volume II: 2001-2006		Entertainment Technology Press	2008		UK
Cadena, Richard	Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician		Focal Press	2009
Parichy, Dennis	Illuminating the Play		Heinemann	2009
Shelley, Steven Louis	A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting	Second Edition	Focal Press	2009

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