Art Book Summaries

The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write
An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life
by Julia Cameron 1998 237 pages
4.07
6.3K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.95
1.7K ratings
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans
Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
by Hugh MacLeod 2011 192 pages
3.92
1.5K ratings
Business
Self Help
Art
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
And Other Truths About Being Creative
by Danielle Krysa 2016 136 pages
3.67
1.7K ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Drawing on the Artist Within Summary
Drawing on the Artist Within
An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers
by Betty Edwards 1986 256 pages
4.06
7.4K ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Understanding How Designers Think and Work
by Nigel Cross 2011 192 pages
3.54
313 ratings
Design
Business
Management
Humans of New York Summary
Humans of New York
Stories
by Brandon Stanton 2015 428 pages
4.55
19.4K ratings
Photography
Art
Biography
The Vein of Gold Summary
The Vein of Gold
A Journey to Your Creative Heart
by Julia Cameron 1996 400 pages
4.03
2.6K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Creating a Brand Identity Summary
Creating a Brand Identity
A Guide for Designers:
by Catharine Slade-Brooking 2016 160 pages
4.04
277 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue
The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
by Robert McKee 2016 312 pages
4.31
1.7K ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking
by Rod Judkins 2015 288 pages
4.02
2.3K ratings
Self Help
Design
Art
The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture Summary
The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati
by David S. Kidder 2008 378 pages
3.90
669 ratings
Reference
Trivia
History
Think Like an Artist Summary
Think Like an Artist
and Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
by Will Gompertz 2015 208 pages
3.85
2.3K ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
How to Overcome Your Childhood Summary
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life 2019 91 pages
4.08
1.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio
Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should
by Michael Janda 2013 400 pages
4.14
657 ratings
Design
Business
Art
How to Read Music in 30 Days Summary
How to Read Music in 30 Days
Music Theory for Beginners - with Exercises & Online Audio
by Matthew Ellul 2020 355 pages
4.22
152 ratings
Music
Art
Story Trumps Structure Summary
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
by Steven James 2013 306 pages
4.39
731 ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
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
379 ratings
Art
Business
How To
Consent Summary
Consent
A Memoir
by Jill Ciment 2024 145 pages
3.86
5.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Biography
Your Brain on Art Summary
Your Brain on Art
How the Arts Transform Us
by Susan Magsamen 2023 304 pages
3.90
3.2K ratings
Art
Science
Psychology
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz 2020 144 pages
3.94
3.6K ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Visual Intelligence Summary
Visual Intelligence
Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life
by Amy E. Herman 2016 341 pages
4.10
2.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Art
Writing the Natural Way Summary
Writing the Natural Way
Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing
by Gabriele Lusser Rico 1983 288 pages
3.94
414 ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write
A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
by Brenda Ueland 2012 179 pages
4.12
8.6K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Art Thief Summary
The Art Thief
A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
by Michael Finkel 2023 224 pages
3.95
68.0K ratings
True Crime
Art
History
The Substance of Style Summary
The Substance of Style
How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
by Virginia Postrel 2003 237 pages
3.49
515 ratings
Design
Business
Cultural
The Lost Painting Summary
The Lost Painting
The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
by Jonathan Harr 2005 320 pages
3.87
35.0K ratings
Art
History
Art History
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
Inspirations Summary
Inspirations
Meditations from The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron 2001 102 pages
4.06
136 ratings
Art
Spirituality
Writing
The House of Medici Summary
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
by Christopher Hibbert 1975 364 pages
3.87
8.3K ratings
History
Italy
Biography
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales
Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, And Critical Design
by Anthony Dunne 1999 174 pages
4.25
121 ratings
Design
Art
Technology
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912 80 pages
3.84
89.5K ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
Sanford Meisner on Acting Summary
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner 1987 250 pages
4.20
3.1K ratings
Theatre
Film
Plays
Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick 2004 304 pages
3.94
418 ratings
Writing
Film
Psychology
Chasing Vermeer Summary
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett 2004 254 pages
3.73
31.0K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut 2015 320 pages
4.32
1.1K ratings
Design
Art Design
Art
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime Summary
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
by Immanuel Kant 1764 124 pages
3.56
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Art
German Literature
History of Modern Art Summary
History of Modern Art
by H. Harvard Arnason 1968 848 pages
4.00
8.6K ratings
Art
Art History
History
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
by Fritjof Capra 2013 408 pages
3.96
107 ratings
Science
History
Art
Essential Art Therapy Exercises Summary
Essential Art Therapy Exercises
Effective Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD
by Leah Guzman MA 2020 247 pages
4.17
359 ratings
Art
Psychology
Mental Health
The Art of the Con Summary
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
by Anthony M. Amore 2015 264 pages
3.54
1.2K ratings
Art
True Crime
History
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance
Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
by Robert Fritz 1984 320 pages
4.07
1.7K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Creative, Inc. Summary
Creative, Inc.
The Ultimate Guide to Running a Successful Freelance Business
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2010 184 pages
3.82
1.1K ratings
Business
Design
Art
Art, Inc. Summary
Art, Inc.
The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist
by Lisa Congdon 2014 184 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Art
Business
Design
Architectural Digest at 100 Summary
Architectural Digest at 100
A Century of Style
by Architectural Digest 2019 464 pages
4.20
285 ratings
Architecture
Design
Art
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design
The New Basics
by Ellen Lupton 2008 248 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
The Fractal Geometry of Nature Summary
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
by Benoรฎt B. Mandelbrot 1977 468 pages
4.23
1.3K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Nature
The Right-Brain Business Plan Summary
The Right-Brain Business Plan
A Creative, Visual Map for Success
by Jennifer Lee 2011 240 pages
4.02
677 ratings
Business
Art
Entrepreneurship
Music Summary
Music
A Subversive History
by Ted Gioia 2019 528 pages
4.02
744 ratings
Music
History
Art
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave 2022 294 pages
4.42
7.0K ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
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