Steven,
I didn't exactly throw Sanden away. In fact, I recently had the opportunity to see the portrait of Dr. David Alexander at the Pomona Colleges, in Southern California, and I, too, would be proud to have arrived at such a lucid set of solutions. I will always be thankful for the fact that his old book gave me the original spark to get started.
I also mentioned Schmid earlier. His book,
Alla Prima, I have devoured whole. It has been an eye opener for me, although he would insist that squinting is the right way to look at one's subject.