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Creativity Summary
Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
by John Cleese 2020 112 pages
3.88
8.9K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Humor
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
by David McCullough 2011 558 pages
3.94
20.3K ratings
History
France
Biography
Mona's Eyes Summary
Immersive
Mona's Eyes
by Thomas Schlesser 2025 368 pages
3.7
6.0K ratings
Art
Historical Fiction
Roman
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
Producer to Producer Summary
Producer to Producer
A Step-By-Step Guide to Low-Budgets Independent Film Producing
by Maureen Ryan 2010 350 pages
4.20
296 ratings
Film
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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 Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron 2006 178 pages
4.27
1.7K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Architectural Graphics Summary
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching 1974 215 pages
4.21
1.1K ratings
Architecture
Reference
Design
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005 160 pages
3.98
5.0K ratings
Design
Art Design
Art
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto
A Field Guide for the Modern Motion Designer
by Joey Korenman 2017 360 pages
4.54
530 ratings
Business
Design
Productivity
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
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.50
23.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Perspective Made Easy Summary
Perspective Made Easy
by Ernest R. Norling 1939 224 pages
4.26
2.2K ratings
Drawing
Art
Reference
Brunelleschi's Dome Summary
Brunelleschi's Dome
How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
by Ross King 1999 192 pages
3.91
27.7K ratings
History
Art
Architecture
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Summary
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
by Xóchitl González 2024 342 pages
3.80
38.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1934 192 pages
4.00
6.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling
Rules for Effective Storytelling Based on Pixar’s Greatest Films
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
848 ratings
Writing
Art
Business
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.96
51.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works
by David Byrne 2014 345 pages
4.01
27.1K ratings
Music
History
Art
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
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Art
Memoir
Every Song Ever Summary
Every Song Ever
Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
by Ben Ratliff 2016 272 pages
3.29
885 ratings
Music
Art
Unfinished
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Understanding How Designers Think and Work
by Nigel Cross 2011 192 pages
3.54
313 ratings
Design
Business
Management
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last
How to Create Iconic Visual Branding
by Allan Peters 2023 208 pages
4.21
186 ratings
Design
Business
Art
True Style Summary
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015 272 pages
3.88
386 ratings
Fashion
History
Design
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9.8K ratings
Art
Writing
Essays
The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook Summary
The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook
Your Personal Companion to How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
by Michael J. Gelb 1999 288 pages
3.87
404 ratings
Self Help
Art
Reference
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
36.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
by Jeff Goins 2017 240 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Business
Art
Writing
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17.9K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
How to Listen to Jazz Summary
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia 2016 272 pages
4.07
2.3K ratings
Music
Jazz
History
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
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard
How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
by Category Pirates 2022 270 pages
4.36
186 ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
The Art Of Selling To The Affluent Summary
The Art Of Selling To The Affluent
How To Attract, Service, And Retain Wealthy Customers & Clients For Life
by Matt Oechsli 2004 256 pages
3.62
190 ratings
Business
Buisness
Finance
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
4.16
1.5K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
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
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
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
The Artist's Journey Summary
The Artist's Journey
The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
by Steven Pressfield 2018 194 pages
4.14
1.5K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
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
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
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 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
The Secret Life of Sunflowers Summary
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar 2022 356 pages
4.09
40.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon 2019 128 pages
4.06
2.6K ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics
Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Scott McCloud 2006 264 pages
4.35
9.5K ratings
Comics
Art
Graphic Novels
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
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
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
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
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
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