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Art Book Summaries

Make Your Creative Dreams Real
by SARK • 2004
A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy P
4.10
1k+
Self Help
Art
Writing
Make Your Creative Dreams Real Summary
Make Your Creative Dreams Real
A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy P
by SARK 2004 292 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Art
Writing
Fearless Creating
by Eric Maisel • 1995
A Step-by-Step Guide To Starting and Completing Your Work of Art
3.89
366
Art
Writing
Psychology
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating
A Step-by-Step Guide To Starting and Completing Your Work of Art
by Eric Maisel 1995 304 pages
3.89
366 ratings
Art
Writing
Psychology
Perfecting Sound Forever
by Greg Milner • 2009
An Aural History of Recorded Music
4.17
1k+
Music
History
Technology
Perfecting Sound Forever Summary
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
by Greg Milner 2009 416 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Music
History
Technology
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
by Henry Carroll • 2015
4.12
1k+
Photography
Art
Art and Photography
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 128 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Photography
Art
Art and Photography
Arts with the Brain in Mind
by Eric Jensen • 2001
3.99
109
Education
Art
Science
Arts with the Brain in Mind Summary
Arts with the Brain in Mind
by Eric Jensen 2001 182 pages
3.99
109 ratings
Education
Art
Science
Speculative Everything
by Anthony Dunne • 2013
Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming
4.12
500+
Design
Art
Architecture
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything
Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming
by Anthony Dunne 2013 224 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Design
Art
Architecture
The Creative Compass
by Dan Millman • 2013
Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication
3.97
174
Writing
Art
Reference
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass
Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication
by Dan Millman 2013 280 pages
3.97
174 ratings
Writing
Art
Reference
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes
by John Britt • 2004
Glazing & Firing at Cone 10
4.49
138
Art
Reference
Crafts
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes Summary
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes
Glazing & Firing at Cone 10
by John Britt 2004 184 pages
4.49
138 ratings
Art
Reference
Crafts
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
The Creative Person's Path Through Depression: The Creative Person s Path Through Depression
3.99
455
Psychology
Self Help
Art
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues
The Creative Person's Path Through Depression: The Creative Person s Path Through Depression
by Eric Maisel 2002 272 pages
3.99
455 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Art
The Longing for Less
by Kyle Chayka • 2020
Living with Minimalism
3.45
1k+
Philosophy
Art
Design
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less
Living with Minimalism
by Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pages
3.45
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Design
A Pattern Language
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1977
Towns, Buildings, Construction
4.42
5k+
Architecture
Design
Urban Planning
A Pattern Language Summary
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
by Christopher W. Alexander 1977 1171 pages
4.42
5k+ ratings
Architecture
Design
Urban Planning
The Lost Art of Dress
by Linda Przybyszewski • 2014
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
3.87
1k+
History
Fashion
Sewing
The Lost Art of Dress Summary
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014 347 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
History
Fashion
Sewing
Becoming Leonardo
by Mike Lankford • 2017
An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo da Vinci
4.00
320
Biography
History
Art
Becoming Leonardo Summary
Becoming Leonardo
An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo da Vinci
by Mike Lankford 2017 304 pages
4.00
320 ratings
Biography
History
Art
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols • 2001
3.77
484
Film
School
Theory
Introduction to Documentary Summary
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols 2001 223 pages
3.77
484 ratings
Film
School
Theory
The Hobbit
by Jane Johnson • 2012
An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion
4.62
26k+
Fantasy
Film
Art
The Hobbit Summary
The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion
by Jane Johnson 2012 75 pages
4.62
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Film
Art
Re-Sisters
by Cosey Fanni Tutti • 2022
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
3.69
143
Music
Memoir
Biography
Re-Sisters Summary
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
by Cosey Fanni Tutti 2022 372 pages
3.69
143 ratings
Music
Memoir
Biography
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
by Paul Strathern • 2009
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
3.97
1k+
History
Biography
Italy
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior Summary
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
by Paul Strathern 2009 412 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Italy
Creativity
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2009
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
4.06
5k+
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2009 466 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Photography Q&A
by Zack Arias • 2013
Real Questions. Real Answers.
4.28
493
Photography
Art
Business
Photography Q&A Summary
Photography Q&A
Real Questions. Real Answers.
by Zack Arias 2013 299 pages
4.28
493 ratings
Photography
Art
Business
Mastering Creative Anxiety
by Eric Maisel • 2011
24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
3.93
240
Writing
Self Help
Art
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
3.93
240 ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
How to Think Like da Vinci
by Daniel Smith • 2015
3.58
244
Biography
Art
Self Help
How to Think Like da Vinci Summary
How to Think Like da Vinci
by Daniel Smith 2015 225 pages
3.58
244 ratings
Biography
Art
Self Help
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies
by David D. Busch • 2004
3.57
328
Photography
Reference
Ebooks
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies Summary
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies
by David D. Busch 2004 352 pages
3.57
328 ratings
Photography
Reference
Ebooks
Lives of the Artists
by Calvin Tomkins • 2008
Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art
4.10
500+
Art
Biography
Essays
Lives of the Artists Summary
Lives of the Artists
Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art
by Calvin Tomkins 2008 272 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Art
Biography
Essays
Math and the Mona Lisa
by Bülent Atalay • 2004
3.79
500+
Science
Mathematics
History
Math and the Mona Lisa Summary
Math and the Mona Lisa
by Bülent Atalay 2004 314 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
3.93
115
Writing
Art
Self Help
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life
Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
by Eric Maisel 2007 400 pages
3.93
115 ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Art of Photography
by Bruce Barnbaum • 1994
An Approach to Personal Expression
4.28
1k+
Photography
Art
Reference
The Art of Photography Summary
The Art of Photography
An Approach to Personal Expression
by Bruce Barnbaum 1994 349 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Photography
Art
Reference
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies
by Kate Shoup • 2011
3.50
258
Business
Reference
Self Help
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies Summary
Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies
by Kate Shoup 2011 360 pages
3.50
258 ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King • 2012
3.93
3k+
History
Art
Biography
Leonardo and the Last Supper Summary
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King 2012 336 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
History
Art
Biography
The Red Book
by Sera J. Beak • 2006
A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
4.11
500+
Spirituality
Self Help
New Age
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book
A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
by Sera J. Beak 2006 320 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
New Age
The Creative Entrepreneur
by Lisa Sonora Beam • 2008
A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real
4.12
377
Business
Art
Crafts
The Creative Entrepreneur Summary
The Creative Entrepreneur
A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real
by Lisa Sonora Beam 2008 128 pages
4.12
377 ratings
Business
Art
Crafts
Provenance
by Laney Salisbury • 2009
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
3.93
6k+
Art
True Crime
History
Provenance Summary
Provenance
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
by Laney Salisbury 2009 327 pages
3.93
6k+ ratings
Art
True Crime
History
The Great Book of Journaling
by Eric Maisel • 2022
How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose
3.74
114
Writing
Journaling
Self Help
The Great Book of Journaling Summary
The Great Book of Journaling
How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose
by Eric Maisel 2022 288 pages
3.74
114 ratings
Writing
Journaling
Self Help
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
by Robert Greenberg • 1998
4.56
1k+
Music
History
Art
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music Summary
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
by Robert Greenberg 1998 359 pages
4.56
1k+ ratings
Music
History
Art
Etsy-preneurship
by Jason Malinak • 2012
Everything You Need to Know to Turn Your Handmade Hobby into a Thriving Business
3.80
311
Business
Reference
Self Help
Etsy-preneurship Summary
Etsy-preneurship
Everything You Need to Know to Turn Your Handmade Hobby into a Thriving Business
by Jason Malinak 2012 206 pages
3.80
311 ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Eye of the Beholder
by Laura J. Snyder • 2015
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
3.93
398
History
Science
Art
Eye of the Beholder Summary
Eye of the Beholder
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
by Laura J. Snyder 2015 448 pages
3.93
398 ratings
History
Science
Art
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson • 2017
4.18
100k+
Biography
History
Art
Leonardo da Vinci Summary
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson 2017 600 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Biography
History
Art
The Rise
by Sarah Lewis • 2014
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
3.66
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Rise Summary
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How Creativity Rules the World
by Maria Brito • 2022
The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold
3.78
251
Business
Art
Self Help
How Creativity Rules the World Summary
How Creativity Rules the World
The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold
by Maria Brito 2022 285 pages
3.78
251 ratings
Business
Art
Self Help
The Salon of Exiled Artists in California
by Núria Añó • 2020
Salka Viertel took in actors, prominent intellectuals and anonymous people in exile fleeing from Nazism
4.21
14
Art
Bisexual
20th Century
The Salon of Exiled Artists in California Summary
The Salon of Exiled Artists in California
Salka Viertel took in actors, prominent intellectuals and anonymous people in exile fleeing from Nazism
by Núria Añó 2020
4.21
14 ratings
Art
Bisexual
20th Century
Beethoven
by Edmund Morris • 2005
The Universal Composer
4.02
1k+
Biography
Music
History
Beethoven Summary
Beethoven
The Universal Composer
by Edmund Morris 2005 256 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Biography
Music
History
Impounded
by Linda Gordon • 2006
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
4.28
393
History
Photography
World War II
Impounded Summary
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
by Linda Gordon 2006 224 pages
4.28
393 ratings
History
Photography
World War II
We Need Your Art
by Amie McNee • 2025
Stop Messing Around and Make Something
4.37
1k+
Art
Writing
Self Help
We Need Your Art Summary
We Need Your Art
Stop Messing Around and Make Something
by Amie McNee 2025 272 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
How a Color Tells the Story of My People
4.26
2k+
History
Essays
Race
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues
How a Color Tells the Story of My People
by Imani Perry 2025 248 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
History
Essays
Race
Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team • 1993
4.10
500+
Design
Reference
Art
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Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team 1993 463 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Design
Reference
Art
When Clothes Become Fashion
by Ingrid Loschek • 2009
Design and Innovation Systems
4.04
26
Fashion
Art
Design
When Clothes Become Fashion Summary
When Clothes Become Fashion
Design and Innovation Systems
by Ingrid Loschek 2009 256 pages
4.04
26 ratings
Fashion
Art
Design
Drawing Out the Dragons
by James A. Owen • 2011
A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice
4.50
440
Memoir
Inspirational
Biography
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
440 ratings
Memoir
Inspirational
Biography
The Craftsman
by Richard Sennett • 2008
3.84
2k+
Philosophy
Sociology
Design
The Craftsman Summary
The Craftsman
by Richard Sennett 2008 336 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Design
V Is for Vulnerable
by Seth Godin • 2012
Life Outside the Comfort Zone
3.84
500+
Business
Personal Development
Art
V Is for Vulnerable Summary
V Is for Vulnerable
Life Outside the Comfort Zone
by Seth Godin 2012 64 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Business
Personal Development
Art
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories
3.74
133
Business
Entrepreneurship
Art
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook
Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories
by Don Steinberg 2012 227 pages
3.74
133 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Art
Classical Music for Dummies
by David Pogue • 1997
3.95
500+
Music
Reference
Classical Music
Classical Music for Dummies Summary
Classical Music for Dummies
by David Pogue 1997 356 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Music
Reference
Classical Music
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