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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
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The War of Art

By Steven Pressfield ,

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The Artist's Way
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The Artist's Way

By Julia Cameron ,

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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
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The Artist's Way

By Julia Cameron ,

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Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
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Art & Fear

By Ted Orland , David Bayles ,

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Beautiful Oops!
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Beautiful Oops!

By Barney Saltzberg ,

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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
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The Creative Habit

By Twyla Tharp ,

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My Life in Middlemarch: A Memoir
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My Life in Middlemarch

By Rebecca Mead ,

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16 Words: William Carlos Williams and the Red Wheelbarrow
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16 Words

By Lisa Rogers , Chuck Groenink (illustrator) ,

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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
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Catching the Big Fish

By David Lynch ,

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What It Is
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What It Is

By Lynda Barry ,

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Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
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Path of Least Resistance

By Robert Fritz ,

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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
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Art Matters

By Chris Riddell , Neil Gaiman ,

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Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life
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Feck Perfuction

By James Victore ,

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On Creativity
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On Creativity

By David Bohm ,

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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
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Wired to Create

By Scott Barry Kaufman , Carolyn Gregoire ,

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How to Avoid Making Art (or Anything Else You Enjoy)
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How to Avoid Making Art (or Anything Else You Enjoy)

By Julia Cameron ,

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Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators
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Minding the Muse

By Priscilla Long ,

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Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives
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Things Are What You Make of Them

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Writers Dreaming: 26 Writers Talk About Their Dreams and the Creative Process
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Writers Dreaming

By Naomi Epel ,

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Essential Art Therapy Exercises: Effective Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD
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Essential Art Therapy Exercises

By Leah Guzman ,

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Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
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Light the Dark

By Joe Fassler ,

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Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
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Bandersnatch

By Diana Glyer , James A. Owen (illustrator) ,

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Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
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Adorning the Dark

By Andrew Peterson ,

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Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art
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Architecture of the Absurd

By John Silber ,

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The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life
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The Creative Cure

By Jacob Nordby ,

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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
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The Gift

By Lewis Hyde ,

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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World
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The Gift

By Lewis Hyde ,

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At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life
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At the Center of All Beauty

By Fenton Johnson ,

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Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Artists
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Before the Animation Begins

By John Canemaker ,

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The Accidental Masterpiece
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The Accidental Masterpiece

By Michael Kimmelman ,

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Dear Writer
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Dear Writer

By Maggie Smith ,

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Where the Past Begins
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Where the Past Begins

By Amy Tan ,

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