Art
Creative expression flows through studios, galleries, and digital workspaces where artists and designers shape our visual world through their unique visions and innovative techniques. These books explore the creative process, artistic inspiration, and practical skills needed to master various mediums - from traditional painting to digital design, photography to creative writing.
Art Book Summaries
Story
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Writing
Film
Art
Creative Calling
Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
Business
Design
Psychology
The Longing for Less
Living with Minimalism
Philosophy
Art
Design
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
Design
Psychology
Business
Just Kids
Memoir
Music
Biography
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
Writing
Crafts
How To
Impro
Improvisation and the Theatre
Psychology
Theatre
Art
The Brand Gap
Business
Design
Art Design
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Childrens
The End of Fashion
How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
Fashion
Business
History
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies
Business
Reference
Self Help
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies
Photography
Reference
Art
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
Business
Art
Writing
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
How To Make It in the New Music Business
Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
Music
Business
Unfinished
The Creative Entrepreneur
A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real
Business
Art
Entrepreneurship
How to Sell Your Art Online
Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms
Art
Business
How To
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
An Actor Prepares
Theatre
Film
Drama
The Lost Painting
The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
Art
History
Art History
Hegarty on Advertising
Business
Design
Memoir
Imagine
How Creativity Works
Psychology
Science
Business
Making Movies
Film
Media Tie In
Art
Coaching the Artist Within
Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
Writing
Art
Self Help
Mastering Creative Anxiety
24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
Writing
Self Help
Psychology
Information is Beautiful
Design
Reference
Science
Psychology for Screenwriters
Writing
Film
Psychology
Writing Better Lyrics
Music
Writing
Art
Creativity
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Understanding Exposure
How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
Photography
Reference
Art
The Creative Habit
Learn It and Use It for Life
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Kickstarter Handbook
Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories
Business
Entrepreneurship
Art
How to Write One Song
Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
Music
Writing
Art
How to Be an Artist
Art
Self Help
Writing
Drawing Out the Dragons
A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice
Memoir
Inspirational
Biography
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
Art
Self Help
Design
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
The Education of a Craftsman
Philosophy
Art
Memoir
The Listening Path
The Creative Art of Attention
Writing
Self Help
Art
The Intent to Live
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Theatre
Film
Self Help
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
Photography
Art
Reference
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Art
Self Help
Design
Burn Your Portfolio
Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should
Design
Business
Art
Invisible Ink
A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate
Writing
Art
Communication
Manga in Theory and Practice
The Craft of Creating Manga
Manga
Writing
Art
Writing Fantasy Heroes
Writing
Fantasy
Reference
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
How to use your listening, thinking and drawing skills to make meaning
Business
Design
Teaching
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
Business
Art
Self Help
The Art of Noticing
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
Self Help
Art
Writing