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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 328,499 ratings — published 2012
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 117,829 ratings — published 2002
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 230,556 ratings — published 2015
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 115,484 ratings — published 2002
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 74,291 ratings — published 2023
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 40,612 ratings — published 2003
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 576 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.21 — 101,107 ratings — published 2014
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 541 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.09 — 59,503 ratings — published 2014
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 14,093 ratings — published 2013
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 313 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,201 ratings — published 1994
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
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avg rating 4.26 — 16,856 ratings — published 2019
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 5,896 ratings — published 1996
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Imagine: How Creativity Works Imagine: How Creativity Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 261 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,562 ratings — published 2012
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 312,586 ratings — published 2000
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.77 — 101,856 ratings — published 1994
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Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 215 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.06 — 27,499 ratings — published 2009
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 86,955 ratings — published 1990
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 31,481 ratings — published 1986
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 4,163 ratings — published 1991
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 20,850 ratings — published 2013
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 15,439 ratings — published 2010
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.87 — 375,161 ratings — published 1979
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.95 — 57,207 ratings — published 2016
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 19,089 ratings — published 2006
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,643 ratings — published 2001
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The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 5,948 ratings — published 2011
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A Technique for Producing Ideas A Technique for Producing Ideas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,123 ratings — published 1940
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Lateral Thinking Lateral Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 4,713 ratings — published
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,573 ratings — published 2004
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What It Is What It Is (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.17 — 23,805 ratings — published 2008
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Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,250 ratings — published 2020
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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 3,161 ratings — published 1979
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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,804 ratings — published 2009
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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work The Practice: Shipping Creative Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,056 ratings — published 2020
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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,624 ratings — published 2015
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A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,675 ratings — published 1973
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.98 — 98,235 ratings — published 2006
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The Dot The Dot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.26 — 34,666 ratings — published 2003
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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.17 — 13,968 ratings — published 2008
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.28 — 116,467 ratings — published 1929
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Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U) Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U)
by (shelved 96 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 26,750 ratings — published 2013
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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 95 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,796 ratings — published 2018
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The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.01 — 28,169 ratings — published 2005
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Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.09 — 27,417 ratings — published 2010
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Do the Work Do the Work (Audio CD)
by (shelved 92 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,773 ratings — published 2011
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,094 ratings — published 1973
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How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,625 ratings — published 1998
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Creative Quest Creative Quest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as creativity)
avg rating 3.95 — 4,177 ratings — published 2018
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Turning Pro Turning Pro (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 87 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.15 — 14,075 ratings — published 2012
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as creativity)
avg rating 4.15 — 46,805 ratings — published 1988
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Leonardo da Vinci
“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.”
Leonardo da Vinci

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

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