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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 — 383,474 ratings — published 1979
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,426 ratings — published 2000
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,675 ratings — published 2006
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.32 — 7,123 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 — 396,411 ratings — published 2010
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.34 — 322,718 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 — 3,923 ratings — published 2006
The Digital Photography Book (Volume 1)
by (shelved 12 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,486 ratings — published 2006
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.39 — 96,994 ratings — published 2017
The Sewing Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.28 — 808 ratings — published 2009
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.96 — 237,668 ratings — published 2015
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,963 ratings — published 2014
All New Square Foot Gardening (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,799 ratings — published 1981
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,663 ratings — published 1994
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,394 ratings — published 2005
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,740 ratings — published 1998
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,343 ratings — published 1966
Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,196 ratings — published 1989
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.96 — 343,398 ratings — published 2012
The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.06 — 33,304 ratings — published 2018
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 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,251 ratings — published 2017
Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,025 ratings — published 2017
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 — 236,934 ratings — published 2009
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,265 ratings — published 1976
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,654 ratings — published 1980
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.13 — 200,633 ratings — published 1931
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,267 ratings — published 2009
Digital Photography For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.68 — 415 ratings — published 1998
Embroidery: A Step-by-Step Guide to More Than 200 Stitches (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.41 — 445 ratings — published 1999
Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,526 ratings — published 1988
ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,776 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 — 24,172 ratings — published 2008
The Knitter's Book of Yarn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,545 ratings — published 2007
Knitting For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.89 — 685 ratings — published 2002
Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,549 ratings — published 1970
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 — 55 ratings — published 1979
Stitch 'n Bitch Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,819 ratings — published 2004
The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,092 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 — 1,829 ratings — published 2014
Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,286 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 — 1,401 ratings — published 2005
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.07 — 20,103 ratings — published 2010
Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 3.63 — 647 ratings — published 1996
Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.71 — 779 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 — 659 ratings — published 2017
Keys to Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,760 ratings — published 1985
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,263 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 — 1,723 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 — 44,449 ratings — published 2012
The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hobbies)
avg rating 4.15 — 48,233 ratings — published 1988
“The two men sat silent for a little, and then Lord Peter said:
"D'you like your job?"
The detective considered the question, and replied:
"Yes—yes, I do. I know it to be useful, and I am fitted to it. I do it quite well—not with inspiration, perhaps, but sufficiently well to take a pride in it. It is full of variety and it forces one to keep up to the mark and not get slack. And there's a future to it. Yes, I like it. Why?"
"Oh, nothing," said Peter. "It's a hobby to me, you see. I took it up when the bottom of things was rather knocked out for me, because it was so damned exciting, and the worst of it is, I enjoy it—up to a point. If it was all on paper I'd enjoy every bit of it. I love the beginning of a job—when one doesn't know any of the people and it's just exciting and amusing. But if it comes to really running down a live person and getting him hanged, or even quodded, poor devil, there don't seem as if there was any excuse for me buttin' in, since I don't have to make my livin' by it. And I feel as if I oughtn't ever to find it amusin'. But I do.”
― Whose Body?
"D'you like your job?"
The detective considered the question, and replied:
"Yes—yes, I do. I know it to be useful, and I am fitted to it. I do it quite well—not with inspiration, perhaps, but sufficiently well to take a pride in it. It is full of variety and it forces one to keep up to the mark and not get slack. And there's a future to it. Yes, I like it. Why?"
"Oh, nothing," said Peter. "It's a hobby to me, you see. I took it up when the bottom of things was rather knocked out for me, because it was so damned exciting, and the worst of it is, I enjoy it—up to a point. If it was all on paper I'd enjoy every bit of it. I love the beginning of a job—when one doesn't know any of the people and it's just exciting and amusing. But if it comes to really running down a live person and getting him hanged, or even quodded, poor devil, there don't seem as if there was any excuse for me buttin' in, since I don't have to make my livin' by it. And I feel as if I oughtn't ever to find it amusin'. But I do.”
― Whose Body?
“Whatever you are good at, if you can scale up that thing, you will be successful and authentic.
If not, you will have to keep learning something new and help others scale up.”
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If not, you will have to keep learning something new and help others scale up.”
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