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Serious Creativity Summary
Serious Creativity
Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas
by Edward De Bono 1992 338 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 2009 466 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Essays on Creativity
by Ray Bradbury 1994 176 pages
4.08
20k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Digital Photography Book Summary
Digital Photography Book
by Scott Kelby 2022 219 pages
4.1
5k+ ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity
Design, Technology, Business, Life)
by John Maeda 2006 128 pages
3.9
6k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
This Is Your Brain on Music Summary
This Is Your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin 2006 344 pages
3.89
64k+ ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans
Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
by Hugh MacLeod 2011 192 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Art
The Artist's Way Summary
The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron 2002 272 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Design Is a Job by Mike Monteiro (2012-05-04) Summary
Design Is a Job by Mike Monteiro (2012-05-04)
by Mike Monteiro 2012 137 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals
How Artists Work
by Mason Currey 2013 278 pages
3.65
20k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.29
9k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Essays
Universal Principles Of Design Summary
Universal Principles Of Design
100 Ways To Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, And Teach Through Design
by William Lidwell 2003 216 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence
Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
by Tom Kelley 2013 304 pages
3.98
13k+ ratings
Design
Business
Self Help
V Is for Vulnerable Summary
V Is for Vulnerable
Life Outside the Comfort Zone
by Seth Godin 2012 64 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Business
Personal Development
Art
The Architecture of Happiness Summary
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton 2007 280 pages
3.86
13k+ ratings
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
Etsy-Preneurship +URL Summary
Etsy-Preneurship +URL
by Jason Malinak 2012 224 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Photography Q&A Summary
Photography Q&A
Real Questions, Real Answers
by Zack Arias 2013 299 pages
4.28
100+ ratings
Photography
Art
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman 2002 288 pages
4.16
43k+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May 1994 144 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass
Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication
by Dan Millman 2013 280 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Reference
Freeing the Natural Voice Summary
Freeing the Natural Voice
Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
by Kristin Linklater 2006 381 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Theatre
Music
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 1999 291 pages
3.87
300k+ ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life
Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
by Ph.D. Eric Maisel 2007 400 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Writing
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Art of the Con Summary
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
by Anthony M. Amore 2015 272 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Art
True Crime
History
Non-Designer's Design Book, The Summary
Non-Designer's Design Book, The
by Robin Williams 2014 240 pages
4.1
4k+ ratings
Design
Reference
Business
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 215 pages
4.03
19k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
How to Listen to Jazz Summary
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia 2016 268 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Music
Jazz
History
Art & Fear Summary
Art & Fear
Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles 2001 122 pages
3.78
93k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Every Song Ever Summary
Every Song Ever
Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
by Ben Ratliff 2016 272 pages
3.3
500+ ratings
Music
Art
Unfinished
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Summary
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman 2011 256 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
by Steve Stockman 2011 248 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Film
Photography
Reference
Emotional Design Summary
Emotional Design
Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by Don A. Norman 2005 272 pages
3.95
5k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest
by Questlove 2018 288 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Music
Art
Memoir
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream
by David Lynch 2018 592 pages
4.33
5k+ ratings
Biography
Film
Memoir
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay
The Foundations of Screenwriting
by Syd Field 2007 325 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction
Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life (Business Books, Graphic Design Books, Books on Success)
by James Victore 2019 160 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Self Help
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write
An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life (Artist's Way)
by Julia Cameron 1999 281 pages
4.06
6k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Story Summary
Story
Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee 2010 490 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Art
Well-Designed Summary
Well-Designed
How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love
by Jon Kolko 2014 200 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Design
Business
Leadership
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling
Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
by Chase Jarvis 2019 304 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
by Pauline Brown 2019 288 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less
Living with Minimalism
by Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Design
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Summary
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
by Ph.D. Weinschenk Susan 2011 242 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Just Kids Summary
Just Kids
by Patti Smith 2010 318 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
Story Trumps Structure Summary
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
by Steven James 2014 306 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
Impro. Methuen Drama. 2007. Summary
Impro. Methuen Drama. 2007.
by Keith Johnstone 2007 208 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Theatre
Art
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