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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 3.96 — 340,806 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 121,284 ratings — published 2002
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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 — 236,530 ratings — published 2015
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 120,089 ratings — published 2002
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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 3.95 — 88,452 ratings — published 2023
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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 4.09 — 42,183 ratings — published 2003
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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)
by (shelved 585 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.21 — 103,636 ratings — published 2014
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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 4.08 — 62,034 ratings — published 2014
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,081 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)
by (shelved 321 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,276 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 17,603 ratings — published 2019
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 5,972 ratings — published 1996
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Imagine: How Creativity Works Imagine: How Creativity Works (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 54,816 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 321,137 ratings — published 2000
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 105,554 ratings — published 1994
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Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 28,907 ratings — published 2009
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 31,996 ratings — published 1986
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 89,565 ratings — published 1990
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 21,289 ratings — published 2013
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 4,187 ratings — published 1991
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 15,597 ratings — published 2010
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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)
by (shelved 182 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.87 — 381,857 ratings — published 1979
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 20,809 ratings — published 2006
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 58,242 ratings — published 2016
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,666 ratings — published 2001
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A Technique for Producing Ideas A Technique for Producing Ideas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,211 ratings — published 1940
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The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,967 ratings — published 2011
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Lateral Thinking Lateral Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 4,798 ratings — published
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,750 ratings — published 2004
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Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,743 ratings — published 2020
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What It Is What It Is (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,410 ratings — published 2008
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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work The Practice: Shipping Creative Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,257 ratings — published 2020
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A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,688 ratings — published 1973
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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,222 ratings — published 1979
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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,671 ratings — published 2015
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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.86 — 19,010 ratings — published 2009
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The Dot The Dot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.26 — 35,277 ratings — published 2003
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.98 — 100,037 ratings — published 2006
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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)
by (shelved 103 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.20 — 15,406 ratings — published 2008
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.27 — 125,698 ratings — published 1929
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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 99 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,207 ratings — published 2018
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,534 ratings — published 1973
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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 94 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,321 ratings — published 2013
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The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.02 — 29,305 ratings — published 2005
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Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.10 — 29,246 ratings — published 2010
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Do the Work Do the Work (Audio CD)
by (shelved 92 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,929 ratings — published 2011
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How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,701 ratings — published 1998
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Turning Pro Turning Pro (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 90 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.15 — 14,444 ratings — published 2012
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Creative Quest Creative Quest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,260 ratings — published 2018
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.15 — 48,003 ratings — published 1988
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Steve Jobs
“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.”
Steve Jobs

Albert Einstein
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”
Albert Einstein

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