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    <![CDATA[The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles]]>
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    <![CDATA[DO YOU:    <p>·  dream about writing the Great American Novel?    <p>·  regret not finishing your paintings, poems, or screenplays?    <p>·  want to start a business or charity?    <p>·  wish you could start dieting or exercising today?    <p>·  hope to run a marathon someday?    <p>If &quot;yes,&quot; then you need…THE WAR OF ART    <p>Now, in this powerful, straight-from-the-hip examination of the internal obstacles to success, bestselling  author Steven Pressfield shows readers how to identify, defeat, and unlock the inner barriers to  creativity. THE WAR OF ART is an inspirational, funny, well-aimed kick in the pants guaranteed to  galvanize every would-be artist, visionary, or entrepreneur.       <p>Steven Pressfield enjoys great international success as a bestselling novelist.  But in order to reach the top he had to do a lot  of work to fight the inner demons that told him he couldn’t make it.  THE WAR OF ART is his challenge to creative block,  and his succinct, straight-from-the-hip style will help every reader unleash their personal ambitions, be they literary, artistic,  or business-minded.    <p>According to Pressfield, the internal obstacle to success is Resistance.  Resistance is the difference between the life you lead  and the life you want to lead, and can take many forms.  Pressfield shows readers how to identify and defeat Resistance at  every turn and challenges them to change their amateurish, unsuccessful habits into a professional attitude that can get  the job done. Finally, Sun Tzu for the soul!    <p>Inspirational, funny, and a great kick in the pants, THE WAR OF ART is the perfect book for anybody who had a goal  circumvented by life and circumstance:  which is to say, you and everybody you’ve ever met.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really lovely book, and a quick read.  If you're ever thinking about starting a creative projecting, this is absolutely the kick in the ass to make you do it.  I will be referring to it again and again.]]></body>
    
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