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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
369.0K ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
The Soundscape Summary
The Soundscape
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
by R. Murray Schafer 1977 320 pages
4.11
760 ratings
Music
Art
Science
The Laws of Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity
by John Maeda 2006 128 pages
3.90
6.9K ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Manga in Theory and Practice Summary
Manga in Theory and Practice
The Craft of Creating Manga
by Hirohiko Araki 2015 199 pages
4.24
1.4K ratings
Manga
Writing
Art
Emotional Design Summary
Emotional Design
Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman 2003 272 pages
3.95
5.4K ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink
A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate
by Brian McDonald 2010 153 pages
4.39
1.5K ratings
Writing
Art
Communication
The Inner Game of Music Summary
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green 1986 225 pages
3.94
4.3K ratings
Music
Psychology
Self Help
The Poetics of Space Summary
The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard 1957 282 pages
4.18
10.7K ratings
Philosophy
Architecture
Poetry
Beauty Summary
Beauty
by Roger Scruton 2009 240 pages
3.96
2.7K ratings
Philosophy
Art
Psychology
The Intent to Live Summary
The Intent to Live
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
by Larry Moss 2004 368 pages
4.49
728 ratings
Theatre
Film
Self Help
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams 2011 200 pages
4.10
4.8K ratings
Design
Reference
Art
The Writers Journey Summary
The Writers Journey
Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Vogler 1992 325 pages
4.10
10.2K ratings
Writing
Film
Mythology
Critique of Judgment Summary
Critique of Judgment
by Immanuel Kant 1790 686 pages
4.09
9.4K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Art
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
3.57
81 ratings
Art
Design
Witchcraft
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May 1975 144 pages
4.07
4.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head
How You Can Be More Creative
by Roger Von Oech 1973 240 pages
3.95
2.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Writing
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) Summary
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
by Dave Trott 2019 231 pages
4.28
513 ratings
Business
Art
Self Help
Respect for Acting Summary
Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen 1973 227 pages
4.20
3.4K ratings
Theatre
Drama
Film
The Art of Character Summary
The Art of Character
Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV
by David Corbett 2013 383 pages
4.25
643 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
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
4.20
1.2K ratings
Film
Photography
Reference
Understanding Exposure Summary
Understanding Exposure
How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
by Bryan Peterson 1990 160 pages
4.32
7.0K ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
The Art of Acting Summary
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler 2000 288 pages
4.22
1.4K ratings
Theatre
Film
Art
How to Rap Summary
How to Rap
The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
by Paul Edwards 2009 340 pages
3.99
772 ratings
Music
Hip Hop
Art
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Summary
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman 2011 256 pages
3.86
873 ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
The Complete Artist's Way Summary
The Complete Artist's Way
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
by Julia Cameron 2007 730 pages
4.30
1.8K ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
What Is Art? Summary
What Is Art?
by Leo Tolstoy 1897 252 pages
3.72
3.5K ratings
Art
Philosophy
Classics
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Summary
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
by Michael J. Gelb 1998 321 pages
3.83
6.6K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Art
The Birth of Tragedy Summary
The Birth of Tragedy
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1871 121 pages
3.98
20.1K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
by Pauline Brown 2019 288 pages
3.72
690 ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
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
36.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest
by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson 2018 288 pages
3.94
4.1K ratings
Music
Art
Memoir
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger 1987 242 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Branding Summary
Branding
In Five and a Half Steps
by Michael Johnson 2016 320 pages
4.33
273 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary
How To Make It in the New Music Business
Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
by Ari Herstand 2016 400 pages
4.41
886 ratings
Music
Business
Unfinished
12 Notes Summary
12 Notes
On Life and Creativity
by Quincy Jones 2022 192 pages
4.29
1.3K ratings
Music
Biography
Self Help
Improvise. Summary
Improvise.
Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier 2004 144 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Comedy
Theatre
Humor
The Art of Travel Summary
The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton 2002 272 pages
3.82
25.2K ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Essays
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages
4.02
1.3K ratings
Fashion
Art
Design
The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media Summary
The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media
by Walter Benjamin 1936 448 pages
4.08
23.6K ratings
Philosophy
Art
Essays
The Digital Photography Book Summary
The Digital Photography Book
by Scott Kelby 2006 219 pages
4.10
5.4K ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams 2001 342 pages
4.41
7.9K ratings
Art
Reference
Design
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.84
443 ratings
Design
Business
Art
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez 1995 285 pages
4.17
5.2K ratings
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters Summary
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
by Michael Tierno 2002 191 pages
3.83
622 ratings
Writing
Film
Philosophy
The Golden Ratio Summary
The Golden Ratio
The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
by Mario Livio 2002 294 pages
3.80
6.2K ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
by Ray Bradbury 1973 158 pages
4.08
20.8K ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Creativity Summary
Creativity
by Osho 1999 194 pages
4.18
3.3K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960 640 pages
4.17
3.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
German Literature
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
by David McCullough 2011 558 pages
3.94
20.3K ratings
History
France
Biography
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1996 466 pages
4.07
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
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