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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 241,493 ratings — published 2015
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 124,321 ratings — published 2002
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Wreck This Journal Wreck This Journal (Diary)
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avg rating 4.10 — 15,068 ratings — published 2007
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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 16,857 ratings — published 2008
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This Is Not a Book This Is Not a Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,547 ratings — published 2009
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 353,247 ratings — published 2012
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 64,271 ratings — published 2014
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 125,249 ratings — published 2002
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Finish This Book Finish This Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,084 ratings — published 2011
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 43,697 ratings — published 2003
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 100,446 ratings — published 2023
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 328,338 ratings — published 2000
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 115,344 ratings — published 1994
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 109,761 ratings — published 1994
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 14,401 ratings — published 2013
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Contagious: Why Things Catch On Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 34,207 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 618,057 ratings — published 2011
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 105,868 ratings — published 2014
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The Imaginary World of... The Imaginary World of... (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 299 ratings — published 2014
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The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 818 ratings — published 2013
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Mess: The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes Mess: The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 879 ratings — published 2010
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Anti Journal Anti Journal (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 28 ratings — published 2014
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The Pointless Book (The Pointless Book, #1) The Pointless Book (The Pointless Book, #1)
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avg rating 3.77 — 2,635 ratings — published 2014
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
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avg rating 4.26 — 18,298 ratings — published 2019
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Burn After Writing Burn After Writing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 2,409 ratings — published 2015
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Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,082 ratings — published 2014
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Ever After: Create Fairy Tale-Inspired Mixed-Media Art Projects to Develop Your Personal Artistic Style Ever After: Create Fairy Tale-Inspired Mixed-Media Art Projects to Develop Your Personal Artistic Style (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 110 ratings — published
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Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 341 ratings — published 2017
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Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 397 ratings — published 1983
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The Pointless Book 2 (The Pointless Book, #2) The Pointless Book 2 (The Pointless Book, #2)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,336 ratings — published 2015
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Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois
by (shelved 2 times as creative-books)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,341 ratings — published 2012
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Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as creative-books)
avg rating 4.01 — 29,902 ratings — published 2013
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Imagine: How Creativity Works Imagine: How Creativity Works (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 57,179 ratings — published 2012
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 5,308 ratings — published 1996
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Wreck This Journal Everywhere Wreck This Journal Everywhere (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 529 ratings — published 2014
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The Guerilla Art Kit: Everything You Need to Put Your Message Out into the World The Guerilla Art Kit: Everything You Need to Put Your Message Out into the World (Spiral-bound)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,069 ratings — published 2007
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Ready, Set, Novel!: A Workbook Ready, Set, Novel!: A Workbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 425 ratings — published 2011
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Picture of Me: Who I Am in 221 Questions Picture of Me: Who I Am in 221 Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 75 ratings — published 2009
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 389,600 ratings — published 1979
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Listography Journal: Your Life in Lists Listography Journal: Your Life in Lists (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 634 ratings — published 2007
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 135,116 ratings — published 1993
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The Non-Designer's Design Book The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,993 ratings — published 2011
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Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 7,169 ratings — published 1990
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A Technique for Producing Ideas A Technique for Producing Ideas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,289 ratings — published 1940
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 457,764 ratings — published 1972
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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as creative-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 26,591 ratings — published 1978
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The Story of Film The Story of Film (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,110 ratings — published 2004
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Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures of a Film-Maker in Ethiopia Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures of a Film-Maker in Ethiopia (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published 2012
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Film as a Subversive Art Film as a Subversive Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 714 ratings — published 1974
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