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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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Big Magic

By Elizabeth Gilbert ,

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The Artist's Way
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The Artist's Way

By Julia Cameron ,

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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative
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Steal Like an Artist

By Austin Kleon ,

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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
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The Nature Fix

By Florence Williams ,

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Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention
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Creativity

By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ,

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Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happines
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Search Inside Yourself

By Chade-Meng Tan ,

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Empress of Forever
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Empress of Forever

By Max Gladstone ,

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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
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Keep Going

By Austin Kleon ,

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365 Days of Drawing: Sketch and Paint Your Way Through the Creative Year
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365 Days of Drawing

By Lorna Scobie ,

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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
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Creative Confidence

By Tom Kelley , David Kelley ,

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The Rage of Dragons
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The Rage of Dragons

By Evan Winter ,

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A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
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A Curious Mind

By Brian Grazer , Charles Fishman ,

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Fates and Furies
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Fates and Furies

By Lauren Groff ,

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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
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The Idea Factory

By Jon Gertner ,

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Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create
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Conscious Creativity

By Philippa Stanton ,

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Future Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing World
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Future Wise

By David Perkins ,

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Birds Art Life Death: The Art of Noticing the Small and Significant
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Birds Art Life Death

By Kyo Maclear ,

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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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She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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She Made a Monster

By Lynn Fulton , Felicita Sala (illustrator) ,

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The Book of Mistakes
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The Book of Mistakes

By Corinna Luyken ,

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A World of Your Own
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A World of Your Own

By Laura Carlin ,

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The Catalyst: How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader
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The Catalyst

By Jeanne Liedtka , Robert Rosen , Robert Wiltbank

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Ingenius: A Crash Course on Creativity
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Ingenius

By Tina Seelig ,

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The Unwanteds
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The Unwanteds

By Lisa McMann ,

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The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional
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The Creative Spark

By Agustín Fuentes ,

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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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The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
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The Art of Noticing

By Rob Walker ,

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An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake
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An Audience of One

By Srinivas Rao ,

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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

By Adam J. Kurtz ,

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Vera Jewel Is Late for School
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Vera Jewel Is Late for School

By Nicola Kent ,

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Practice You: A Journal
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Practice You

By Elena Brower ,

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How To Be A Speedy Reader
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How To Be A Speedy Reader

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The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
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The Story You Need to Tell

By Sandra Marinella ,

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The River of Consciousness
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The River of Consciousness

By Oliver Sacks ,

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Sing Me the Creation: Creative Writing Sourcebook
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Sing Me the Creation

By Paul Matthews ,

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Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication
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Writing Picture Books

By Ann Whitford Paul ,

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Show Your Work! 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
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Show Your Work! 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

By Austin Kleon ,

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The Creative Tarot: A Modern Guide to an Inspired Life
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The Creative Tarot

By Jessa Crispin ,

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Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City
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Yes, And

By Kelly Leonard , Tom Yorton ,

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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

By Robert J. Sternberg (editor) , James C. Kaufman (editor) ,

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The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently
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The Art of Creative Thinking

By Rod Judkins ,

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The Paper Dolls
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The Paper Dolls

By Julia Donaldson , Rebecca Cobb (illustrator) ,

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Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz
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Yes to the Mess

By Frank J. Barrett ,

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The Creativity Code: How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think
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The Creativity Code

By Marcus du Sautoy ,

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What Do You Do With an Idea?
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What Do You Do With an Idea?

By Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom (illustrator) ,

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The Pepper Effect: Tap into the Magic of Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation
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The Pepper Effect

By Sean Gaillard ,

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Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience
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Be the Gateway

By Dan Blank ,

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Awkward
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Awkward

By Svetlana Chmakova ,

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Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being
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Big Potential

By Shawn Achor ,

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Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
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Find Your Artistic Voice

By Lisa Congdon ,

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Jumanji
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Jumanji

By Chris Van Allsburg ,

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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll , Arthur Rackham (illustrator) ,

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Making is Connecting: The Social Power of Creativity, from Craft and Knitting to Digital Everything
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Making is Connecting

By David Gauntlett ,

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Creative Labour
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Creative Labour

By David Hesmondhalgh , Sarah Baker ,

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The Wonderful Things You Will Be
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The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By Emily Winfield Martin ,

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The Power of TED*
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The Power of TED*

By David Emerald ,

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