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Steal Like an Artist Summary
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
by Austin Kleon 2012 160 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
The Art of Being ALONE Summary
The Art of Being ALONE
Solitude Is My HOME, Loneliness Was My Cage
by Renuka Gavrani 2023 151 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Art
Love
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman 1988 257 pages
4.15
45k+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Story Summary
Story
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee 1997 466 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Art
The War of Art Summary
The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield 2002 168 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
Big Magic Summary
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2015 276 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
The Artist's Way Every Day Summary
The Artist's Way Every Day
A Year of Creative Living
by Julia Cameron 2009 432 pages
3.93
42k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Brand Gap Summary
The Brand Gap
by Marty Neumeier 2003 194 pages
3.99
5k+ ratings
Business
Design
Art Design
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison 1995 192 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Music
Writing
Art
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Summary
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
by Charlie Mackesy 2019 128 pages
4.56
200k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Childrens
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay
The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005
by Syd Field 1979 309 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Summary
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2011 242 pages
4.10
6k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
The New Art and Science of Teaching (More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success) Summary
The New Art and Science of Teaching (More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success)
by Robert J. Marzano 2017 152 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Textbooks
The Artist's Way Summary
The Artist's Way
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
by Julia Cameron 2002 237 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Creative Act Summary
The Creative Act
A Way of Being
by Rick Rubin 2023 406 pages
4.03
56k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Philosophy
Design Is Storytelling Summary
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton 2017 160 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Design
Art
Business
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work!
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
by Austin Kleon 2014 215 pages
4.12
55k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Business
Universal Principles of Design Summary
Universal Principles of Design
by William Lidwell 2003 216 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story
22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
by John Truby 2007 445 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction
Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life
by James Victore 2019 160 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Design
Self Help
Business
Thinking with Type Summary
Thinking with Type
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students
by Ellen Lupton 2004 176 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
Just Kids Summary
Just Kids
by Patti Smith 2010 304 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book
Liber Novus
by C.G. Jung 2009 371 pages
4.50
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Spirituality
This Is Your Brain on Music Summary
This Is Your Brain on Music
by Daniel J. Levitin 2006 314 pages
3.89
65k+ ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals
How Artists Work
by Mason Currey 2013 278 pages
3.65
20k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet 1995 218 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Art
Freeing the Natural Voice Summary
Freeing the Natural Voice
by Kristin Linklater 1976 211 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Theatre
Art
Music
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors
Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
by Judith Weston 1996 314 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Film
Writing
Theatre
Designing Brand Identity Summary
Designing Brand Identity
An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
by Alina Wheeler 2003 320 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 195 pages
4.02
20k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
The Interior Design Handbook Summary
The Interior Design Handbook
Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space
by Frida Ramstedt 2019 240 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Design
Architecture
Reference
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story
Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
by Bruce Block 2007 297 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Film
Art
Writing
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Summary
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
by Betty Edwards 1979 291 pages
3.87
300k+ ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit
Learn It and Use It for Life
by Twyla Tharp 2003 247 pages
4.07
39k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer 2014 339 pages
3.92
36k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence
Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
by Tom Kelley 2013 288 pages
3.98
13k+ ratings
Design
Business
Self Help
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear
by David Bayles 1994 122 pages
3.78
96k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
The Architecture of Happiness Summary
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton 2006 288 pages
3.86
13k+ ratings
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink
A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate
by Brian McDonald 2010 153 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Communication
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 195 pages
4.02
20k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
In the Blink of an Eye Summary
In the Blink of an Eye
A Perspective on Film Editing
by Walter Murch 1995 146 pages
4.21
7k+ ratings
Film
Art
Media Tie In
The Inner Game of Music Summary
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green 1986 225 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Music
Psychology
Self Help
Color, Form, and Magic Summary
Color, Form, and Magic
Use the Power of Aesthetics for Creative and Magical Work
by Nicole Pivirotto 2021 112 pages
3.59
50+ ratings
Art
Design
Witchcraft
Architecture Summary
Architecture
Form, Space, & Order
by Francis D.K. Ching 1979 416 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Architecture
Design
Art
Keep Going Summary
Keep Going
10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
by Austin Kleon 2019 224 pages
4.27
15k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Laws of Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity
by John Maeda 2006 128 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
by Rob Walker 2019 256 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Art
Writing
The Writers Journey Summary
The Writers Journey
Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Vogler 1992 325 pages
4.10
10k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Mythology
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