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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,988 books — 3,008 voters
Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,517 books — 1,280 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
507 books — 618 voters
Wreck This Journal by Keri SmithThis Is Not a Book by Keri SmithListography Journal by Lisa NolaHow to Be an Explorer of the World by Keri SmithMess by Keri Smith
Journals That Spark Extreme Creativity
265 books — 198 voters

The Manifestation Frequency by Roy WaughAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAnxiety by Danny Winter
Self Help
80 books — 72 voters
The Art of War by Sun TzuNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsAntifragile by Nassim Nicholas TalebCrucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
Best Books on Risk Taking
46 books — 52 voters

Connect for Classroom Success by R. Janet WalravenMake It Stick by Peter C. BrownMindset by Carol S. DweckThe Lost Promise by Ellen SchreckerDon't Go Back to School by Kio Stark
Best Books About the State of Education
176 books — 47 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books for the ENFP
87 books — 28 voters

I Thirst by Gina Marinello-SweeneyA Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now by Betty SmithThe Little Friend by Donna TarttWhole Lotta Creativity Going On by Regina PacelliZero by Kathryn Otoshi
Books to inspire creativity
55 books — 26 voters
The Escapist by David PuretzWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsAnxiety by Danny WinterWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
Gut Punchers
77 books — 22 voters

Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisA New Culture of Learning by Douglas ThomasPlay by Stuart M. Brown Jr.Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigalLifelong Kindergarten by Mitchel Resnick
Playing to Learn
31 books — 18 voters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Plague by Albert CamusThe December Issue by J. ShepDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannThe Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Writers As Characters In Works Of Fiction
78 books — 12 voters

Jonas and the Mountain by Janis HarperThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertSeeking Wisdom by Julia CameronThe Listening Path by Julia Cameron
Best Books For Boosting Creative Confidence
17 books — 11 voters
The Runaway Species by David EaglemanBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertCreativity by Mihály CsíkszentmihályiLittle Bets by Peter SimsOverride by Caroline Williams
Creativity Research
182 books — 10 voters

CEO-Stories by Michael EastwoodQuestions Are the Answer by Hal B. GregersenQuiet by Susan CainWhat You Do Is Who You Are by Ben HorowitzThink Again by Adam M. Grant
Best books on creative leadership: THNK Community
14 books — 10 voters
The Pond Beyond the Forest by Shigeko ItoThe Spiral Dance by StarhawkThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Story of Your Life by Mandy AftelThe World Is Sound by Joachim-Ernst Berendt
The Artist's Way Suggested Reading
96 books — 7 voters

What Comes After Farce by Hal FosterPotential History by Ariella Aïsha AzoulayWhat Art Is by Arthur C. DantoWhat Is Art? by Leo TolstoyArt by Clive Bell
Art Philosophy Books
97 books — 6 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis BorgesWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Scratching The OA Itch
192 books — 6 voters

The Content Fuel Framework by Melanie DezielThe New Rules of Marketing & PR by David Meerman ScottThe Marketing Machine by Ros ConkieEpic Content Marketing by Joe PulizziThe Content Marketing Handbook by Robert W. Bly
Best Content Marketing and Creation Books
6 books — 4 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimTabby's First Quest (Kitten Kingdom #1) by Mia BellCarrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidFocused by Alyson Gerber
Books for Taurus
30 books — 4 voters

Predicting the Next Big Advertising Breakthrough Using a Pote... by Daniel Scott TysdalBreakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age by Frederick M. HessThe Breakthrough by Gwen IfillBarriers to Entry by Paul RossHedy's Folly by Richard Rhodes
Achieve Constant "Breakthroughs" Forever, Instantly
105 books — 3 voters
On Writer's Block by Victoria NelsonSo You Want To Be A Writer by Allison TaitWriting in Flow by Susan K. PerryUnstuck by Jane Anne StawThe Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes
Emotional Aspects of Writing
6 books — 2 voters

The Psychic Pathway by Sonia ChoquetteCreative Visualization by Shakti GawainYour Heart's Desire by Sonia ChoquetteWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergBeyond Codependency by Melody Beattie
The Artist's Way Reading List
85 books — 2 voters
The Art of the Start by Guy KawasakiThe E-myth Revisited by Michael E. GerberThe Republic of Tea by Mel ZieglerThe Partnership Charter by David GageGrowing a Business by Paul Hawken
Porchlight's 99 Best Business Books of All Time
99 books — 1 voter

Zen and the Art of Making a Living by Laurence G. BoldtHow to Change the World by David BornsteinThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoCultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. FleischmanThe Reinvention of Work by Matthew Fox
Thought provokers - Supplementary Reading
18 books — 1 voter
A New Program for Graphic Design by David ReinfurtConceptual Blockbusting by James L. AdamsSticky Wisdom by Dave Allan100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan M. WeinschenkA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
A Better Design Education
8 books — 1 voter

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanJobs to Be Done by Stephen WunkerEssentialism by Greg McKeownA Beautiful Constraint by Adam MorganCreativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
da Vinci Recommended Reading
5 books — 1 voter
Why Design Matters by Debbie MillmanThe Lightmaker's Manifesto by Karen WalrondJungalow by Justina BlakeneyThe Rise by Sarah LewisEverything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Brené Brown’s Library | Creativity [Brene Brown]
46 books — 1 voter

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaBasquiat by Julian Voloj
Graphic Novels About Artists
2 books — 1 voter
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone ZanderThe Work of Art by Adam MossA History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregorThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanSteal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The Power and Responsibility of the Artist
57 books — 1 voter

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