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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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On Writing

By Stephen King ,

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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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If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
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If You Want to Write

By Brenda Ueland ,

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Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
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Write Away

By Elizabeth George ,

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How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less
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How to Become a Straight-A Student

By Cal Newport ,

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction
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You Can't Make This Stuff Up

By Lee Gutkind ,

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Peek-A Who?
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Peek-A Who?

By Nina Laden ,

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Ivy and Bean
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Ivy and Bean

By Annie Barrows , Sophie Blackall (illustrator) ,

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The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory
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The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory

By Jorge Luis Borges , Andrew Hurley (translator) ,

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Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers
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Page Fright

By Harry Bruce ,

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Imagine
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Imagine

By Norman Messenger ,

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Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
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Lost Languages

By Andrew Robinson ,

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Penguin
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Penguin

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A Void
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A Void

By Georges Perec , Gilbert Adair (translator) ,

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How to Be a Brilliant Writer
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How to Be a Brilliant Writer

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Species of Spaces and Other Pieces
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Species of Spaces and Other Pieces

By Georges Perec ,

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