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Art Book Summaries

Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
A Guide for Writing & Rewriting by Hollywood Script Consultant Linda Seger
3.88
1k+
Writing
Film
Reference
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
A Guide for Writing & Rewriting by Hollywood Script Consultant Linda Seger
by Linda Seger 1987 252 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon
by James Norbury • 2021
4.38
22k+
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Self Help
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon Summary
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon
by James Norbury 2021 94 pages
4.38
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Self Help
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
by Dave Trott • 2019
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
4.27
500+
Business
Creative
Art
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 228 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Business
Creative
Art
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Walter Benjamin • 1936
4.08
24k+
Philosophy
Art
Theory
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Walter Benjamin 1936 111 pages
4.08
24k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Theory
Branding
by Michael Johnson • 2016
In Five and a Half Steps
4.32
294
Design
Business
Art Design
Branding Summary
Branding
In Five and a Half Steps
by Michael Johnson 2016 320 pages
4.32
294 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Humans of New York
by Brandon Stanton • 2015
Stories
4.55
19k+
Photography
Art
Biography
Humans of New York Summary
Humans of New York
Stories
by Brandon Stanton 2015 428 pages
4.55
19k+ ratings
Photography
Art
Biography
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy
by Michael Baxandall • 1972
A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style
3.95
3k+
Art
Art History
History
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy Summary
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy
A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style
by Michael Baxandall 1972 200 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Art
Art History
History
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
4.01
1k+
Fashion
Art
Coffee Table Books
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Fashion
Art
Coffee Table Books
Status and Culture
by W. David Marx • 2022
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
3.89
1k+
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
Status and Culture Summary
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
by W. David Marx 2022 368 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton • 2013
4.08
4k+
Art
Philosophy
Psychology
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton 2013 240 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Psychology
The Complete Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron • 2007
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
4.30
1k+
Art
Self Help
Writing
The Complete Artist's Way Summary
The Complete Artist's Way
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
by Julia Cameron 2007 730 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis • 1956
4.23
6k+
Art
Drawing
Reference
Drawing the Head and Hands Summary
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis 1956 154 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
The End of Fashion
by Teri Agins • 1999
The Mass Marketing of the Clothing Business Forever
3.87
1k+
Fashion
Business
History
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion
The Mass Marketing of the Clothing Business Forever
by Teri Agins 1999 352 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Fashion
Business
History
45 Master Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt • 2001
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
3.89
1k+
Writing
Reference
Mythology
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2001 304 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri • 1929
3.87
27k+
Art
Philosophy
Art History
The Art Spirit Summary
The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri 1929 284 pages
3.87
27k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
3.88
4k+
Design
Art
Art Design
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid
A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
by Timothy Samara 2003 208 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
Your Brain on Art
by Susan Magsamen • 2023
How the Arts Transform Us
3.90
4k+
Art
Psychology
Science
Your Brain on Art Summary
Your Brain on Art
How the Arts Transform Us
by Susan Magsamen 2023 304 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
Art
Psychology
Science
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier • 1999
3.93
700k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Girl with a Pearl Earring Summary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 1999 233 pages
3.93
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Steering The Craft
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1998
A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
4.24
6k+
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Steering The Craft Summary
Steering The Craft
A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998 160 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst • 1992
4.26
9k+
Design
Art
Reference
The Elements of Typographic Style Summary
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst 1992 352 pages
4.26
9k+ ratings
Design
Art
Reference
Graphic Design
by Ellen Lupton • 2008
The New Basics
3.95
2k+
Design
Art
Art Design
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design
The New Basics
by Ellen Lupton 2008 248 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
Design Thinking
by Thomas Lockwood • 2009
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
3.85
451
Design
Business
Art
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.85
451 ratings
Design
Business
Art
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
4.47
9k+
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut 1985 368 pages
4.47
9k+ ratings
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
4.00
392
Design
Business
Art Design
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis 2016 208 pages
4.00
392 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Do the F*cking Work
by Brian Buirge • 2019
Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity
3.92
281
Self Help
Creative
Design
Do the F*cking Work Summary
Do the F*cking Work
Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity
by Brian Buirge 2019 256 pages
3.92
281 ratings
Self Help
Creative
Design
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990
Improvisation in Life and Art
4.20
3k+
Art
Music
Psychology
Free Play Summary
Free Play
Improvisation in Life and Art
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990 256 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
Art
Music
Psychology
The Listening Path
by Julia Cameron • 2021
The Creative Art of Attention
3.31
1k+
Writing
Self Help
Art
The Listening Path Summary
The Listening Path
The Creative Art of Attention
by Julia Cameron 2021 187 pages
3.31
1k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
Understanding Exposure
by Bryan Peterson • 1990
How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
4.33
7k+
Photography
Reference
Art
Understanding Exposure Summary
Understanding Exposure
How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
by Bryan Peterson 1990 176 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol • 1975
3.85
48k+
Art
Philosophy
Biography
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Summary
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol 1975 272 pages
3.85
48k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Biography
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
4.19
5k+
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez 1995 285 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Architectural Digest at 100
by Architectural Digest • 2019
A Century of Style
4.19
326
Coffee Table Books
Design
Architecture
Architectural Digest at 100 Summary
Architectural Digest at 100
A Century of Style
by Architectural Digest 2019 464 pages
4.19
326 ratings
Coffee Table Books
Design
Architecture
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson • 2018
3.94
4k+
Music
Art
Memoir
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson 2018 288 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Music
Art
Memoir
Monsters
by Claire Dederer • 2023
A Fan's Dilemma
3.68
22k+
Essays
Art
Feminism
Monsters Summary
Monsters
A Fan's Dilemma
by Claire Dederer 2023 257 pages
3.68
22k+ ratings
Essays
Art
Feminism
How To Make It in the New Music Business
by Ari Herstand • 2016
Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
4.39
500+
Music
Business
Art
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
4.39
500+ ratings
Music
Business
Art
The Digital Photography Book
by Scott Kelby • 2006
4.10
5k+
Photography
Reference
Art
The Digital Photography Book Summary
The Digital Photography Book
by Scott Kelby 2006 219 pages
4.10
5k+ ratings
Photography
Reference
Art
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
by Immanuel Kant • 2004
3.53
1k+
Philosophy
Art
German Literature
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime Summary
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
by Immanuel Kant 2004 124 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
German Literature
Flatline Constructs
by Mark Fisher • 2018
Gothic Materialism and Cybernetic Theory-Fiction
4.13
345
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Flatline Constructs Summary
Flatline Constructs
Gothic Materialism and Cybernetic Theory-Fiction
by Mark Fisher 2018 212 pages
4.13
345 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Philosophy of Art
by Noël Carroll • 1999
A Contemporary Introduction
3.88
204
Philosophy
Art
Reference
Philosophy of Art Summary
Philosophy of Art
A Contemporary Introduction
by Noël Carroll 1999 288 pages
3.88
204 ratings
Philosophy
Art
Reference
Design Is a Job
by Mike Monteiro • 2012
4.22
5k+
Design
Business
Website Design
Design Is a Job Summary
Design Is a Job
by Mike Monteiro 2012 135 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
Emotion By Design
by Greg Hoffman • 2022
Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike
3.69
500+
Business
Design
Leadership
Emotion By Design Summary
Emotion By Design
Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike
by Greg Hoffman 2022 302 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Leadership
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman • 2011
3.85
500+
Design
Business
Psychology
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Summary
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman 2011 256 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra • 2007
3.46
6k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Secret Supper Summary
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra 2007 329 pages
3.46
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
by Edmund Burke • 1757
3.69
2k+
Philosophy
Classics
Art
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Summary
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
by Edmund Burke 1757 208 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Art
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching • 1974
4.22
1k+
Architecture
Design
Reference
Architectural Graphics Summary
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching 1974 224 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Architecture
Design
Reference
12 Notes
by Quincy Jones • 2022
On Life and Creativity
4.29
1k+
Music
Biography
Self Help
12 Notes Summary
12 Notes
On Life and Creativity
by Quincy Jones 2022 192 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Self Help
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner • 2013
3.51
24k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.51
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Creativity
by John Cleese • 2020
A Short and Cheerful Guide
3.88
9k+
Writing
Self Help
Humor
Creativity Summary
Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
by John Cleese 2020 96 pages
3.88
9k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Humor
Ruined by Design
by Mike Monteiro • 2019
How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It
4.11
2k+
Design
Business
Technology
Ruined by Design Summary
Ruined by Design
How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It
by Mike Monteiro 2019 251 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Creating a Brand Identity
by Catharine Slade-Brooking • 2016
A Guide for Designers:
3.99
307
Design
Business
Art Design
Creating a Brand Identity Summary
Creating a Brand Identity
A Guide for Designers:
by Catharine Slade-Brooking 2016 160 pages
3.99
307 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
by Steve Stockman • 2011
Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
4.20
1k+
Film
Photography
Art
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
by Steve Stockman 2011 248 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Film
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