135 books
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.87 — 379,347 ratings — published 1979
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,424 ratings — published 2000
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,671 ratings — published 2006
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,075 ratings — published 1990
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.88 — 390,982 ratings — published 2010
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.34 — 316,394 ratings — published 2000
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,910 ratings — published 2006
The Digital Photography Book (Volume 1)
by (shelved 12 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,463 ratings — published 2006
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.39 — 91,917 ratings — published 2017
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.96 — 233,148 ratings — published 2015
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,830 ratings — published 2014
All New Square Foot Gardening (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,761 ratings — published 1981
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,495 ratings — published 1994
The Sewing Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.27 — 780 ratings — published 2009
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,387 ratings — published 2005
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,133 ratings — published 1966
Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,193 ratings — published 1989
The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.05 — 32,557 ratings — published 2018
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.30 — 232,780 ratings — published 2009
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,638 ratings — published 1980
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.00 — 101,849 ratings — published 1998
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.13 — 197,539 ratings — published 1931
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.96 — 335,206 ratings — published 2012
Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That’ll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,217 ratings — published 2017
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,723 ratings — published 1976
Digital Photography For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.68 — 415 ratings — published 1998
Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.18 — 998 ratings — published 2017
Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,512 ratings — published 1988
ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,746 ratings — published 2004
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.07 — 23,634 ratings — published 2008
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,267 ratings — published 2009
The Knitter's Book of Yarn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,529 ratings — published 2007
Knitting For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.89 — 680 ratings — published 2002
Track Planning for Realistic Operation: Prototype Railroad Concepts for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader)(3rd Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.04 — 54 ratings — published 1979
Stitch 'n Bitch Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,817 ratings — published 2004
The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,075 ratings — published 1995
How to Crochet: 16 Quick and Easy Granny Square Patterns (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,818 ratings — published 2014
Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,229 ratings — published 1939
The Knitting Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,400 ratings — published 2005
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.09 — 19,016 ratings — published 2010
Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.63 — 642 ratings — published 1996
Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.71 — 749 ratings — published 2015
Botanical Line Drawing: 200 Step-by-Step Flowers, Leaves, Cacti, Succulents, and Other Items Found in Nature (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.17 — 646 ratings — published 2017
Keys to Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,626 ratings — published 1985
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.31 — 25,362 ratings — published 2015
How to Get Dressed: A Costume Designer's Secrets for Making Your Clothes Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,708 ratings — published 2015
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,984 ratings — published 2012
The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,340 ratings — published 1988
Love at First Stitch: Demystifying Dressmaking (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.43 — 535 ratings — published 2014
The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,152 ratings — published 1977
“The only thing more dangerous then a vampire crazed with blood lust was a vampire crazed with anything else. All the meticulous single-mindedness that went into finding young women who slept with their bedroom window open got channeled into some other interest, with merciless and painstaking efficiency...”
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
“Legendary innovators like Franklin, Snow, and Darwin all possess some common intellectual qualities—a certain quickness of mind, unbounded curiosity—but they also share one other defining attribute. They have a lot of hobbies.”
― Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
― Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation












