28 books
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27 voters
Instruction Books
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.87 — 380,045 ratings — published 1979
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.34 — 317,657 ratings — published 2000
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,077 ratings — published 1918
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,925 ratings — published 1994
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.96 — 119,944 ratings — published 2002
Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 176 ratings — published 2011
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 5 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.08 — 19,272 ratings — published 2010
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 5 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,513 ratings — published 2009
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,824 ratings — published 1976
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,290,469 ratings — published 2018
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,569 ratings — published 125
Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.00 — 794 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.96 — 234,163 ratings — published 2015
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,171 ratings — published 1966
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,403 ratings — published 1983
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.96 — 336,834 ratings — published 2012
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 51,142 ratings — published 1997
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,848 ratings — published 2006
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,042 ratings — published 2010
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.00 — 131,693 ratings — published 1993
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,814 ratings — published 1940
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,400 ratings — published 1994
The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,383 ratings — published 1999
Keys to Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,659 ratings — published 1985
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 24,318 ratings — published 1943
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,364 ratings — published 1973
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,159 ratings — published 2008
The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,988 ratings — published 1961
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 100,271 ratings — published 2015
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,601 ratings — published 2018
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,147,390 ratings — published 1936
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,216 ratings — published 2007
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.15 — 99,553 ratings — published 2014
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.94 — 570,239 ratings — published -500
Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.16 — 381,306 ratings — published 2014
Learning to Weave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.44 — 371 ratings — published 1995
A Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.85 — 145 ratings — published 2001
Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners (Jossey-Bass Teacher)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,836 ratings — published 2011
Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.00 — 278 ratings — published 2008
Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,434 ratings — published 2008
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,505 ratings — published 1997
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,749 ratings — published 1979
Creative Illustration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,265 ratings — published 1947
Drawing the Head and Hands (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,579 ratings — published 1956
Fun with a Pencil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,486 ratings — published 1939
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 118,394 ratings — published 2002
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,101 ratings — published 1993
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.58 — 33,992 ratings — published 2003
Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 3.46 — 115 ratings — published 2001
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as instruction)
avg rating 4.00 — 167,803 ratings — published 2001
“Silence is the greatest master teacher. It says nothing, yet teaches everything.”
― These Words Pour Like Rain
― These Words Pour Like Rain
“History does not repeat, but it does instruct.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century












