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Story Summary
Story
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee 1997 466 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Art
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling
Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
by Chase Jarvis 2019 304 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
by Pauline Brown 2019 288 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less
Living with Minimalism
by Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Design
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Summary
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2011 242 pages
4.10
6k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Just Kids Summary
Just Kids
by Patti Smith 2010 304 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
Story Trumps Structure Summary
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
by Steven James 2013 306 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
Impro Summary
Impro
Improvisation and the Theatre
by Keith Johnstone 1979 208 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Theatre
Art
The Brand Gap Summary
The Brand Gap
by Marty Neumeier 2003 194 pages
3.99
5k+ ratings
Business
Design
Art Design
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Summary
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
by Charlie Mackesy 2019 128 pages
4.56
200k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Childrens
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion
How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
by Teri Agins 1999 352 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Fashion
Business
History
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies Summary
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies
by Allison Strine 2011 366 pages
3.47
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies Summary
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies
by David D. Busch 2004 330 pages
3.57
100+ ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
by Jeff Goins 2017 240 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Business
Art
Writing
Big Magic Summary
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2015 276 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary
How To Make It in the New Music Business
Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
by Ari Herstand 2016 400 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Music
Business
Unfinished
The Creative Entrepreneur Summary
The Creative Entrepreneur
A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real
by Lisa Sonora Beam 2008 128 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Business
Art
Entrepreneurship
How to Sell Your Art Online Summary
How to Sell Your Art Online
Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms
by Cory Huff 2016 192 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Art
Business
How To
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer 2014 339 pages
3.92
36k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
An Actor Prepares Summary
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski 1936 320 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
Theatre
Film
Drama
The Lost Painting Summary
The Lost Painting
The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
by Jonathan Harr 2005 320 pages
3.86
34k+ ratings
Art
History
Art History
Hegarty on Advertising Summary
Hegarty on Advertising
by John Hegarty 2011 224 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Memoir
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.96
50k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet 1995 218 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Art
Coaching the Artist Within Summary
Coaching the Artist Within
Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
by Eric Maisel 2005 256 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Mastering Creative Anxiety Summary
Mastering Creative Anxiety
24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
by Eric Maisel 2011 259 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Psychology
Information is Beautiful Summary
Information is Beautiful
by David McCandless 2001 255 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Design
Reference
Science
Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick 2004 304 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Psychology
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison 1995 192 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Music
Writing
Art
Creativity Summary
Creativity
by Osho 1999 194 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1996 466 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Understanding Exposure Summary
Understanding Exposure
How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
by Bryan Peterson 1990 160 pages
4.32
7k+ ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit
Learn It and Use It for Life
by Twyla Tharp 2003 247 pages
4.07
39k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook
Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories
by Don Steinberg 2012 224 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Art
How to Write One Song Summary
How to Write One Song
Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
by Jeff Tweedy 2020 176 pages
4.22
6k+ ratings
Music
Writing
Art
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz 2020 144 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Drawing Out the Dragons Summary
Drawing Out the Dragons
A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice
by James A. Owen 2011 128 pages
4.50
100+ ratings
Memoir
Inspirational
Biography
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon 2019 128 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
The Education of a Craftsman
by Peter Korn 2013 176 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Memoir
The Listening Path Summary
The Listening Path
The Creative Art of Attention
by Julia Cameron 2021 208 pages
3.32
1k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
The Intent to Live Summary
The Intent to Live
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
by Larry Moss 2004 368 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Theatre
Film
Self Help
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People Summary
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
by Henry Carroll 2015 129 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Photography
Art
Reference
Steal Like an Artist Summary
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
by Austin Kleon 2012 160 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio
Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should
by Michael Janda 2013 400 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink
A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate
by Brian McDonald 2010 153 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Communication
Manga in Theory and Practice Summary
Manga in Theory and Practice
The Craft of Creating Manga
by Hirohiko Araki 2015 199 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Manga
Writing
Art
Writing Fantasy Heroes Summary
Writing Fantasy Heroes
by Jason M. Waltz
3.89
100+ ratings
Writing
Fantasy
Reference
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide Summary
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
How to use your listening, thinking and drawing skills to make meaning
by Brandy Agerbeck 2012 306 pages
4.19
100+ ratings
Business
Design
Teaching
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) Summary
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
by Dave Trott 2019 231 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Business
Art
Self Help
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
by Rob Walker 2019 256 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Art
Writing
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