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Audio Engineering 101
by Tim Dittmar • 2011
Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.
4.06
139
🎛️ Music Production🎚️ Mixing Basics📊 Equalization🎤 Microphone Technique🏠 Room Acoustics
Audio Engineering 101 Summary
Audio Engineering 101 97%
Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.
by Tim Dittmar 2011
4.06
139 ratings
🎛️ Music Production🎚️ Mixing Basics📊 Equalization🎤 Microphone Technique🏠 Room Acoustics
Perfecting Sound Forever
by Greg Milner • 2009
A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.
4.17
1k+
🎛️ Recording Technology🎚️ Music Production📢 History Of Sound🎻 Cultural History Of Music🌐 Media Ecology
Perfecting Sound Forever Summary
Perfecting Sound Forever 95%
A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.
by Greg Milner 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
🎛️ Recording Technology🎚️ Music Production📢 History Of Sound🎻 Cultural History Of Music🌐 Media Ecology
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition
by Tommy Swindali • 2020
Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.
2.79
14
🏠 Home Recording🎛️ Mixing And Mastering💻 Music Software🔧 Diy Music🎼 Music Theory
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary
Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 94%
Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.
by Tommy Swindali 2020
2.79
14 ratings
🏠 Home Recording🎛️ Mixing And Mastering💻 Music Software🔧 Diy Music🎼 Music Theory
How Music Works
by David Byrne • 2014
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
4.00
29k+
🎶 Music History💿 Music Industry🎛️ Music Technology💡 Creative Process🏛️ Sound And Space
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works 93%
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
by David Byrne 2014
4.00
29k+ ratings
🎶 Music History💿 Music Industry🎛️ Music Technology💡 Creative Process🏛️ Sound And Space
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips • 2014
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
4.21
175
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music 93%
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
by Winifred Phillips 2014
4.21
175 ratings
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide
by Glen Weldon • 2021
Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.
4.28
213
🎙️ Podcasting🎧 Audio Storytelling🏠 Home Recording🎤 Interview Techniques📈 Audience Building
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide Summary
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide 92%
Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.
by Glen Weldon 2021
4.28
213 ratings
🎙️ Podcasting🎧 Audio Storytelling🏠 Home Recording🎤 Interview Techniques📈 Audience Building
Efficient Music Production
by Ashley Hewitt • 2020
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
2.90
10
🎧 Music Production⚙️ Creative Workflow🌊 Flow State📁 Sample Curation📵 Digital Minimalism
Efficient Music Production Summary
Efficient Music Production 92%
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
by Ashley Hewitt 2020
2.90
10 ratings
🎧 Music Production⚙️ Creative Workflow🌊 Flow State📁 Sample Curation📵 Digital Minimalism
How to Rap
by Paul Edwards • 2009
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
3.99
791
🎤 Rap Technique✍️ Lyric Writing🎙️ Vocal Performance🎛️ Studio Recording🎪 Stage Performance
How to Rap Summary
How to Rap 91%
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
by Paul Edwards 2009
3.99
791 ratings
🎤 Rap Technique✍️ Lyric Writing🎙️ Vocal Performance🎛️ Studio Recording🎪 Stage Performance
How To Make It in the New Music Business
by Ari Herstand • 2016
The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.
4.39
941
🎸 Diy Music Career🎨 Independent Artists💌 Fan Engagement💰 Monetizing Creativity🚐 Touring Strategy
How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary
How To Make It in the New Music Business 91%
The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.
by Ari Herstand 2016
4.39
941 ratings
🎸 Diy Music Career🎨 Independent Artists💌 Fan Engagement💰 Monetizing Creativity🚐 Touring Strategy
So You Want to Start a Podcast
by Kristen Meinzer • 2019
What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.
4.00
1k+
📻 Podcasting Guide🎧 Audio Storytelling🎙️ Interviewing Skills✂️ Editing Craft👥 Community Building
So You Want to Start a Podcast Summary
So You Want to Start a Podcast 91%
What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.
by Kristen Meinzer 2019
4.00
1k+ ratings
📻 Podcasting Guide🎧 Audio Storytelling🎙️ Interviewing Skills✂️ Editing Craft👥 Community Building
Piano Playing
by Josef Hofmann • 1976
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
3.71
141
🎹 Piano Pedagogy🎼 Classical Performance🐢 Deliberate Practice💪 Technique Building🎭 Musical Interpretation
Piano Playing Summary
Piano Playing 91%
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
by Josef Hofmann 1976
3.71
141 ratings
🎹 Piano Pedagogy🎼 Classical Performance🐢 Deliberate Practice💪 Technique Building🎭 Musical Interpretation
12 Notes
by Quincy Jones • 2022
From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.
4.29
2k+
🎹 Music Memoirs🎵 Music Industry🎨 Creative Process🤝 Mentorship🧠 Growth Mindset
12 Notes Summary
12 Notes 91%
From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.
by Quincy Jones 2022
4.29
2k+ ratings
🎹 Music Memoirs🎵 Music Industry🎨 Creative Process🤝 Mentorship🧠 Growth Mindset
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
by Steve Stockman • 2011
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
4.20
1k+
🎬 Video Production🎥 Beginner Filmmaking📖 Storytelling Basics👁️ Visual Storytelling✂️ Editing And Pacing
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck 90%
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
by Steve Stockman 2011
4.20
1k+ ratings
🎬 Video Production🎥 Beginner Filmmaking📖 Storytelling Basics👁️ Visual Storytelling✂️ Editing And Pacing
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell
by Eric Beall • 2009
The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.
4.13
45
🎯 Commercial Songwriting✍️ Songwriting Craft💼 Music Business🪝 Hook Writing🎛️ Music Production
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell Summary
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell 90%
The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.
by Eric Beall 2009
4.13
45 ratings
🎯 Commercial Songwriting✍️ Songwriting Craft💼 Music Business🪝 Hook Writing🎛️ Music Production
The Confident Choir
by Michael Bonshor • 2017
Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.
4.00
2
🎼 Choral Conducting🧠 Performance Psychology🤐 Nonverbal Communication🎭 Rehearsal Techniques🌊 Flow State
The Confident Choir Summary
The Confident Choir 90%
Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.
by Michael Bonshor 2017
4.00
2 ratings
🎼 Choral Conducting🧠 Performance Psychology🤐 Nonverbal Communication🎭 Rehearsal Techniques🌊 Flow State
Sound Within Sound
by Kate Molleson • 2022
A microtonal Mexican, an Ethiopian nun, and eight more composers the classical canon erased.
4.34
181
🧪 Experimental Music🗓️ 20th Century Music👩 Women Composers📜 Forgotten Composers🔌 Electronic Music
Sound Within Sound Summary
Sound Within Sound 90%
A microtonal Mexican, an Ethiopian nun, and eight more composers the classical canon erased.
by Kate Molleson 2022
4.34
181 ratings
🧪 Experimental Music🗓️ 20th Century Music👩 Women Composers📜 Forgotten Composers🔌 Electronic Music
Healing at the Speed of Sound
by Don Campbell • 2011
Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.
3.69
228
🎵 Sound Therapy🎶 Music Therapy🔊 Noise Pollution🌳 Natural Soundscapes🧘 Mindful Listening
Healing at the Speed of Sound Summary
Healing at the Speed of Sound 90%
Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.
by Don Campbell 2011
3.69
228 ratings
🎵 Sound Therapy🎶 Music Therapy🔊 Noise Pollution🌳 Natural Soundscapes🧘 Mindful Listening
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
3.75
123
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture🎙️ Home Recording🚐 Touring
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 90%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture🎙️ Home Recording🚐 Touring
Set Your Voice Free
by Donna Frazier • 1999
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
3.92
468
🎤 Vocal Training🌬️ Breath Work🎪 Stage Presence💫 Authentic Expression✨ Self-Expression
Set Your Voice Free Summary
Set Your Voice Free 90%
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
by Donna Frazier 1999
3.92
468 ratings
🎤 Vocal Training🌬️ Breath Work🎪 Stage Presence💫 Authentic Expression✨ Self-Expression
Rick Rubin
by Jake Brown • 2009
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
3.53
282
🎛️ Music Production🎤 Hip Hop History🎵 Music Industry🪨 Minimalism🎨 Artistic Process
Rick Rubin Summary
Rick Rubin 90%
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
by Jake Brown 2009
3.53
282 ratings
🎛️ Music Production🎤 Hip Hop History🎵 Music Industry🪨 Minimalism🎨 Artistic Process
Why You Love Music
by John Powell • 2016
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
3.76
590
🎵 Music Psychology🔊 Psychoacoustics🧠 Music Cognition🌿 Music Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music 90%
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
by John Powell 2016
3.76
590 ratings
🎵 Music Psychology🔊 Psychoacoustics🧠 Music Cognition🌿 Music Therapy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson • 2018
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
3.94
4k+
🔄 Creative Process🧠 Creative Cognition🤝 Creative Collaboration🧱 Creative Blocks🎨 Artistic Integrity
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest 90%
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
by Ahmir Thompson 2018
3.94
4k+ ratings
🔄 Creative Process🧠 Creative Cognition🤝 Creative Collaboration🧱 Creative Blocks🎨 Artistic Integrity
Small Things Considered
by Henry Petroski • 2003
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
3.40
334
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints🏛️ Form And Function🔄 Iterative Improvement
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered 90%
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
by Henry Petroski 2003
3.40
334 ratings
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints🏛️ Form And Function🔄 Iterative Improvement
Playing the Piano for Pleasure
by Charles Cooke • 1941
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
4.19
363
🎹 Piano Practice🎯 Deliberate Practice👀 Sight Reading🎭 Musical Interpretation🧘 Relaxed Technique
Playing the Piano for Pleasure Summary
Playing the Piano for Pleasure 90%
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
by Charles Cooke 1941
4.19
363 ratings
🎹 Piano Practice🎯 Deliberate Practice👀 Sight Reading🎭 Musical Interpretation🧘 Relaxed Technique
Listen
by Michel Faber • 2023
Your music taste isn't universal. It's a tribal signal, a traded commodity, and a social weapon.
3.30
374
🔉 Sound Studies👥 Sociology Of Music🧠 Psychology Of Music🏷️ Taste And Identity⏳ Nostalgia And Memory
Listen Summary
Listen 90%
Your music taste isn't universal. It's a tribal signal, a traded commodity, and a social weapon.
by Michel Faber 2023
3.30
374 ratings
🔉 Sound Studies👥 Sociology Of Music🧠 Psychology Of Music🏷️ Taste And Identity⏳ Nostalgia And Memory
Mood Machine
by Liz Pelly • 2025
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
3.83
5k+
🎧 Music Streaming🏢 Platform Capitalism🤖 Algorithmic Culture👁️ Surveillance Capitalism💼 Music Labor
Mood Machine Summary
Mood Machine 90%
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
by Liz Pelly 2025
3.83
5k+ ratings
🎧 Music Streaming🏢 Platform Capitalism🤖 Algorithmic Culture👁️ Surveillance Capitalism💼 Music Labor
Every Song Ever
by Ben Ratliff • 2016
Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.
3.29
910
🎵 Music Criticism🎧 Music Appreciation👂 Active Listening🔄 Genre Fluidity📱 Streaming Culture
Every Song Ever Summary
Every Song Ever 90%
Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.
by Ben Ratliff 2016
3.29
910 ratings
🎵 Music Criticism🎧 Music Appreciation👂 Active Listening🔄 Genre Fluidity📱 Streaming Culture
Your Music and People
by Derek Sivers • 2020
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
4.40
612
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing🤝 Networking🗣️ People Skills
Your Music and People Summary
Your Music and People 90%
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.40
612 ratings
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing🤝 Networking🗣️ People Skills
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia • 2016
You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.
4.07
3k+
🎷 Jazz Appreciation📜 Jazz History👂 Ear Training🎹 Improvisation🎸 Blues Roots
How to Listen to Jazz Summary
How to Listen to Jazz 90%
You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.
by Ted Gioia 2016
4.07
3k+ ratings
🎷 Jazz Appreciation📜 Jazz History👂 Ear Training🎹 Improvisation🎸 Blues Roots
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
7k+
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory🏗️ Mass Production💥 Scientific Failures
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 90%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory🏗️ Mass Production💥 Scientific Failures
The Spotify Play
by Sven Carlsson • 2019
How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.
3.53
2k+
🎵 Music Industry🚀 Startup Playbooks💻 Digital Media📡 Streaming Platforms🏗️ Platform Economics
The Spotify Play Summary
The Spotify Play 89%
How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.
by Sven Carlsson 2019
3.53
2k+ ratings
🎵 Music Industry🚀 Startup Playbooks💻 Digital Media📡 Streaming Platforms🏗️ Platform Economics
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer • 2014
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
3.92
37k+
🎤 Artist Memoirs✨ Creativity Guides💔 Vulnerability In Art🎁 The Gift Economy🔧 Diy Ethos
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 89%
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
by Amanda Palmer 2014
3.92
37k+ ratings
🎤 Artist Memoirs✨ Creativity Guides💔 Vulnerability In Art🎁 The Gift Economy🔧 Diy Ethos
The Song Machine
by John Seabrook • 2015
Pop hits aren't moments of genius; they're manufactured on an assembly line that began in Stockholm.
3.93
5k+
🎯 Hit Making✍️ Pop Songwriting💻 Digital Disruption🎧 Streaming🌍 Music Globalization
The Song Machine Summary
The Song Machine 89%
Pop hits aren't moments of genius; they're manufactured on an assembly line that began in Stockholm.
by John Seabrook 2015
3.93
5k+ ratings
🎯 Hit Making✍️ Pop Songwriting💻 Digital Disruption🎧 Streaming🌍 Music Globalization
Make Your Own Rules
by Andrew Huang • 2024
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
4.27
319
🎨 Creative Careers💼 Creative Entrepreneurship🎯 Redefining Success💰 Revenue Diversification🧘 Burnout Recovery
Make Your Own Rules Summary
Make Your Own Rules 89%
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
by Andrew Huang 2024
4.27
319 ratings
🎨 Creative Careers💼 Creative Entrepreneurship🎯 Redefining Success💰 Revenue Diversification🧘 Burnout Recovery
How Music Got Free
by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
4.24
7k+
🎧 Digital Music🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy📡 Digital Disruption⚖️ Copyright Wars💿 Format Wars
How Music Got Free Summary
How Music Got Free 89%
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
by Stephen Richard Witt 2015
4.24
7k+ ratings
🎧 Digital Music🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy📡 Digital Disruption⚖️ Copyright Wars💿 Format Wars
Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick • 2006
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
4.29
7k+
🎸 Beatles History🎛️ Music Production🏢 Recording Studios🔊 Sonic Experimentation👥 Band Dynamics
Here, There and Everywhere Summary
Here, There and Everywhere 89%
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
by Geoff Emerick 2006
4.29
7k+ ratings
🎸 Beatles History🎛️ Music Production🏢 Recording Studios🔊 Sonic Experimentation👥 Band Dynamics
The Things We Make
by Bill Hammack • 2023
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
3.75
1k+
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking🧭 Heuristics🔧 Incremental Innovation
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make 89%
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
by Bill Hammack 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking🧭 Heuristics🔧 Incremental Innovation
How to Write a Song that Matters
by Dar Williams • 2022
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
4.15
163
🎸 Songwriting Craft🌱 Creative Process💡 Finding Inspiration🎤 Sharing Your Work🗣️ Creative Mentorship
How to Write a Song that Matters Summary
How to Write a Song that Matters 89%
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
by Dar Williams 2022
4.15
163 ratings
🎸 Songwriting Craft🌱 Creative Process💡 Finding Inspiration🎤 Sharing Your Work🗣️ Creative Mentorship
Six Steps to Songwriting Success
by Jason Blume • 1999
Beyond inspiration: the repeatable craft, business tactics, and persistence that get songs cut.
3.92
192
🎵 Commercial Songwriting💼 Music Publishing✍️ Songwriting Craft📝 Lyric Writing🎶 Melody Writing
Six Steps to Songwriting Success Summary
Six Steps to Songwriting Success 89%
Beyond inspiration: the repeatable craft, business tactics, and persistence that get songs cut.
by Jason Blume 1999
3.92
192 ratings
🎵 Commercial Songwriting💼 Music Publishing✍️ Songwriting Craft📝 Lyric Writing🎶 Melody Writing
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
4.18
2k+
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking🔬 Research Methods🔗 Interdisciplinary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 89%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking🔬 Research Methods🔗 Interdisciplinary
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 89%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
Tunesmith
by Jimmy Webb • 1998
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
4.01
551
🎵 Songwriting Craft💔 Creative Emotion✍️ The Writing Life📜 Poetic Technique🎹 Tin Pan Alley
Tunesmith Summary
Tunesmith 89%
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
by Jimmy Webb 1998
4.01
551 ratings
🎵 Songwriting Craft💔 Creative Emotion✍️ The Writing Life📜 Poetic Technique🎹 Tin Pan Alley
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos
by Brett Juilly • 2017
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
3.71
14
🎬 Video Production✨ Content Creation🎥 Filmmaking Basics✂️ Video Editing👥 Audience Building
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos Summary
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos 89%
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
by Brett Juilly 2017
3.71
14 ratings
🎬 Video Production✨ Content Creation🎥 Filmmaking Basics✂️ Video Editing👥 Audience Building
Engineering in Plain Sight
by Grady Hillhouse • 2022
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
4.20
856
🏗️ Civil Engineering🏙️ Built Environment⚡ Infrastructure🔧 Everyday Engineering🔍 Field Guides
Engineering in Plain Sight Summary
Engineering in Plain Sight 89%
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
by Grady Hillhouse 2022
4.20
856 ratings
🏗️ Civil Engineering🏙️ Built Environment⚡ Infrastructure🔧 Everyday Engineering🔍 Field Guides
How to Write One Song
by Jeff Tweedy • 2020
One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.
4.22
7k+
🎸 Songwriting Craft🎨 Creative Process✍️ Lyric Writing🧱 Creative Blocks⏰ Creative Discipline
How to Write One Song Summary
How to Write One Song 89%
One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.
by Jeff Tweedy 2020
4.22
7k+ ratings
🎸 Songwriting Craft🎨 Creative Process✍️ Lyric Writing🧱 Creative Blocks⏰ Creative Discipline
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green • 1986
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
3.95
4k+
🎻 Music Performance🧠 Performance Psychology😰 Performance Anxiety🌊 Flow State🏔️ Peak Performance
The Inner Game of Music Summary
The Inner Game of Music 89%
Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.
by Barry Green 1986
3.95
4k+ ratings
🎻 Music Performance🧠 Performance Psychology😰 Performance Anxiety🌊 Flow State🏔️ Peak Performance
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation🧠 Cognitive Load⚡ Performance Optimization
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 89%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation🧠 Cognitive Load⚡ Performance Optimization
The Evolution of Useful Things
by Henry Petroski • 1994
Annoyance, not function, gave us forks, zippers, paper clips. The real driver of everyday design.
3.52
1k+
🏭 Industrial Design🥄 Everyday Objects🔄 Design Evolution⚙️ History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
The Evolution of Useful Things Summary
The Evolution of Useful Things 89%
Annoyance, not function, gave us forks, zippers, paper clips. The real driver of everyday design.
by Henry Petroski 1994
3.52
1k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Design🥄 Everyday Objects🔄 Design Evolution⚙️ History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
Understanding Exposure
by Bryan Peterson • 1990
Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.
4.33
7k+
🎨 Creative Exposure🔍 Depth Of Field⏱️ Shutter Speed💡 Light Metering🌙 Low-Light Photography
Understanding Exposure Summary
Understanding Exposure 89%
Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.
by Bryan Peterson 1990
4.33
7k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Exposure🔍 Depth Of Field⏱️ Shutter Speed💡 Light Metering🌙 Low-Light Photography
Perennial Seller
by Ryan Holiday • 2017
Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.
4.14
4k+
🚀 Creator Business🌿 Creative Longevity📊 Marketing Strategy🗣️ Word Of Mouth📍 Positioning
Perennial Seller Summary
Perennial Seller 89%
Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.
by Ryan Holiday 2017
4.14
4k+ ratings
🚀 Creator Business🌿 Creative Longevity📊 Marketing Strategy🗣️ Word Of Mouth📍 Positioning
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