123 books
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104 voters
Instructional Books
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.34 — 321,876 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 — 395,811 ratings — published 2010
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,518 ratings — published 1918
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,166,370 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 — 830,497 ratings — published 1989
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 382,451 ratings — published 1979
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,366 ratings — published 1994
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,345 ratings — published 1940
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,651 ratings — published 2003
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,349,931 ratings — published 2018
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.85 — 105,956 ratings — published 2003
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,608 ratings — published 2002
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,048 ratings — published 1986
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.39 — 96,324 ratings — published 2017
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 — 568,340 ratings — published 2012
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.94 — 581,739 ratings — published -500
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,822 ratings — published 2006
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,991 ratings — published 2014
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.07 — 479,348 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,171 ratings — published 1976
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,654 ratings — published 1980
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.00 — 168,921 ratings — published 2001
Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.49 — 8,061 ratings — published 2014
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,440,512 ratings — published 2016
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,175 ratings — published 2016
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 — 44,386 ratings — published 2012
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.27 — 39,739 ratings — published 1980
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,690 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 — 33,536 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 — 341,876 ratings — published 2012
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 4.24 — 6,150 ratings — published 1998
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.07 — 19,859 ratings — published 2010
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.00 — 132,818 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 — 485,721 ratings — published 1990
Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.87 — 515,365 ratings — published 1998
Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.16 — 387,388 ratings — published 1937
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,418 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
Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.83 — 30,044 ratings — published -335
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,514 ratings — published 1992
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.90 — 271,872 ratings — published 2018
Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.56 — 6,304 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 — 292,140 ratings — published 2013
Mere Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.37 — 463,771 ratings — published 1952
Comics and Sequential Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,293 ratings — published 1985
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.22 — 97,888 ratings — published 1994
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 3.97 — 120,596 ratings — published 2002
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.01 — 860,281 ratings — published 2000
Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.15 — 76,227 ratings — published 1992
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as instructional)
avg rating 4.18 — 52,304 ratings — published 1997
“Life isn't about perfection. There is no rule book. Life has many different chapters, and every chapter deserves celebrating.”
― Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits
― Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits
“SPIRITUALITY: Seeking for truth and discovering it. + Knocking on doors and if invited, entering to explore therein. + Asking for answers and reflecting upon the responses. + Ultimately knowing the TRUTH and becoming FREE from all limitations of ignorance of the little self (– ego – I – me -mine –) and BEING the TRUE SELF that we truly ARE.”
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