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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.34 — 314,604 ratings — published 2000
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.88 — 389,630 ratings — published 2010
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,709 ratings — published 1918
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,131,986 ratings — published 1936
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.16 — 812,331 ratings — published 1989
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 377,282 ratings — published 1979
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,882 ratings — published 1994
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,237 ratings — published 2003
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,245,063 ratings — published 2018
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.86 — 105,451 ratings — published 2003
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,493 ratings — published 1940
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,605 ratings — published 2002
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,616 ratings — published 1986
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.13 — 556,222 ratings — published 2012
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.95 — 561,469 ratings — published -500
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,717 ratings — published 2006
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.00 — 166,745 ratings — published 2001
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.39 — 90,578 ratings — published 2017
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,678 ratings — published 2014
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.27 — 38,450 ratings — published 1980
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.08 — 470,911 ratings — published 2012
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,634 ratings — published 1980
Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,874 ratings — published 2014
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,876 ratings — published 2012
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.98 — 23,804 ratings — published 1943
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,240 ratings — published 2011
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.96 — 331,935 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,574 ratings — published 1976
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,927 ratings — published 1998
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.10 — 18,564 ratings — published 2010
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.00 — 130,696 ratings — published 1993
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.27 — 474,473 ratings — published 1990
Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 506,605 ratings — published 1999
Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.17 — 376,389 ratings — published
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,412 ratings — published 1999
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,422 ratings — published 2000
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,674 ratings — published 1979
Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.83 — 29,102 ratings — published -335
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,503 ratings — published 1992
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.91 — 263,188 ratings — published 2018
Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.56 — 6,143 ratings — published 2014
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.95 — 284,944 ratings — published 2013
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,373,088 ratings — published 2016
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.16 — 185,458 ratings — published 2016
Mere Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.37 — 452,452 ratings — published 1952
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,334 ratings — published 1992
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,347 ratings — published 1997
Comics and Sequential Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,262 ratings — published 1985
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.97 — 116,553 ratings — published 2002
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,290 ratings — published 2004
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”
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“The play takes place on a ramp, hanging from a ramp, below a ramp, and to the sides of a ramp.”
― The Line of Least Existence and Other Plays
― The Line of Least Existence and Other Plays
