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In my library: Steve Guttenberg

Woody Harrelson called 2012’s “The Guttenberg Bible” the “best book for anyone who wants to break into acting,” hailing its author — “Police Academy” stalwart Steve Guttenberg — as “an amazing, ballsy guy.”

So what has that amazing guy written now?

A children’s book. “The Kids from D.I.S.C.O.,” illustrated by Guttenberg’s friend, Lisa Passen, unites just about everything the actor holds dear: disco, the ’60s TV hit “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and children, specifically his four nieces and nephews, whose younger selves inspired the book.

“I sent it to them, and the ones that read it liked it,” says Guttenberg, a longtime advocate for kids’ causes. And yes, he promises, another “Police Academy” is in the works.

Until then, here’s what’s in his library:

Giant by Andy Warhol

Guttenberg’s latest book: “The Kids from D.I.S.C.O.”

I’m a Warhol fan, but I don’t own any of his work — I bid on it at auctions but I’ve never won one. Warhol was so pragmatic! He started as a commercial artist, then became a pop-art star and ended his career in business. His views of the shiny and unreal gives me a perspective into my own chosen profession.

The Odyssey by Homer

One of my favorite books in Mr. Roberts’ and Mrs. Signorelli’s English classes at Plainedge High School — I probably got a B-plus. I adore it because it’s a story about not giving up. It took [Odysseus] 10 years to reach Ithaca after the Trojan war. It reminds me of one of my favorite movies, “Jason and the Argonauts,” one of the first claymation movies.

Pimp My Walker by Mike Slosberg

Mike is my funny and brilliant friend, [and] “Pimp” is his most delightfully shocking scribble. Filled with amusing moments and drawings Shel Silverstein would be proud of, it’s a guide to getting older without dignity or sobriety, but with laughter and wit, a must for anyone who’s growing toward 100.

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloane

This is about Willow Chance, a little girl who finds herself alone in life and how strangers learn to love her and she them. I’m dedicated to the foster-children program and how it’s possible for children to find homes. Holly’s a friend of mine — she directed me in “The Bug Green.” She’s supremely talented and has the most generous nature.