Art Book Summaries

Craft, Inc. Summary
Craft, Inc.
Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007 160 pages
3.86
1.2K ratings
Business
Crafts
How To
Sound Within Sound Summary
Sound Within Sound
Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
by Kate Molleson 2022 312 pages
4.36
146 ratings
Music
History
Cultural
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything
Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming
by Anthony Dunne 2013 224 pages
4.12
976 ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
Abstract Art Painting Summary
Abstract Art Painting
Expressions in Mixed Media
by Debora Stewart 2015 129 pages
4.10
188 ratings
Art
Reference
We Need Your Art Summary
We Need Your Art
Stop Messing Around and Make Something
by Amie McNee 2025 272 pages
4.41
984 ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Our Noise Summary
Our Noise
The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
by Laura Ballance 2009 289 pages
4.05
1.4K ratings
Music
Biography
History
The NFT Handbook Summary
The NFT Handbook
How to Create, Sell and Buy Non-Fungible Tokens
by Matt Fortnow 2021 288 pages
3.75
288 ratings
Business
Technology
Art
Introduction to Documentary Summary
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols 2001 223 pages
3.77
484 ratings
Film
School
Theory
The Story of Art Without Men Summary
The Story of Art Without Men
by Katy Hessel 2022 352 pages
4.3
4.0K ratings
Art
History
Feminism
Life Is a Verb Summary
Life Is a Verb
37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally
by Patti Digh 2008 240 pages
3.97
2.5K ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Art
Directing the Documentary Summary
Directing the Documentary
by Michael Rabiger 1987 430 pages
4.21
331 ratings
Film
Photography
Art
A Pattern Language Summary
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
by Christopher W. Alexander 1977 1171 pages
4.42
5.4K ratings
Architecture
Design
Urban Planning
The Ten Books on Architecture Summary
The Ten Books on Architecture
by Vitruvius 1960 368 pages
4.04
2.7K ratings
Architecture
Art
History
Portrait of an Unknown Woman Summary
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Daniel Silva 2022 496 pages
4.23
33.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Rembrandt Affair Summary
The Rembrandt Affair
by Daniel Silva 2010 484 pages
4.32
37.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Heist Summary
The Heist
by Daniel Silva 2014 467 pages
4.19
30.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Secret of Scent Summary
The Secret of Scent
Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
by Luca Turin 2006 224 pages
3.73
891 ratings
Science
History
Biology
On Becoming an Artist Summary
On Becoming an Artist
Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
by Ellen J. Langer 2006 304 pages
3.75
352 ratings
Art
Psychology
Self Help
Leonardo da Vinci Summary
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson 2017 600 pages
4.18
128.4K ratings
Biography
History
Art
The Fundamentals of Graphic Design Summary
The Fundamentals of Graphic Design
by Gavin Ambrose 2008 200 pages
3.53
108 ratings
Design
Reference
Art Design
The Art Spy Summary
The Art Spy
The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
by Michelle Young 2025 390 pages
4.1
1.8K ratings
History
Art
Biography
Skylark Summary
Skylark
by Paula McLain 2026 464 pages
4.02
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Historical
The Rise Summary
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Historias de fantasmas de Japón Summary
Historias de fantasmas de Japón
by Lafcadio Hearn 2019 192 pages
4.21
2.1K ratings
Horror
Japan
Fantasy
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper
by Roland Allen 2023 416 pages
4.31
1.9K ratings
History
Writing
Books About Books
Embrace Your Weird Summary
Embrace Your Weird
Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity
by Felicia Day 2019 272 pages
3.92
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Writing
Humor
The Complete Book of Woodcarving Summary
The Complete Book of Woodcarving
Everything You Need to Know to Master the Craft (Fox Chapel Publishing) Comprehensive Guide with Expert Instruction, 8 Beginner-Friendly Projects, and Over 350 Photos
by Everett Ellenwood 2008 288 pages
4.11
93 ratings
Reference
Crafts
Woodwork
Florenzer Summary
Florenzer
by Phil Melanson 2025 368 pages
3.94
607 ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley 1956 80 pages
3.52
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
Rockonomics Summary
Rockonomics
A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us about Economics and Life
by Alan B. Krueger 2019 336 pages
3.91
866 ratings
Music
Economics
Business
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964 224 pages
4.06
752 ratings
Design
Architecture
Philosophy
Awake! Summary
Awake!
William Blake and the Power of the Imagination
by Mark Vernon 2025 312 pages
4.5
20 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Biography
Creative Acts for Curious People Summary
Creative Acts for Curious People
How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways
by Sarah Stein Greenberg 2021 304 pages
3.93
330 ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Listen Summary
Listen
On Music, Sound and Us
by Michel Faber 2023 516 pages
3.31
365 ratings
Music
21st Century
Sociology
A History of the World in 100 Objects Summary
A History of the World in 100 Objects
by Neil MacGregor 2010 707 pages
4.19
9.4K ratings
History
Art
World History
The Lioness of Boston Summary
The Lioness of Boston
by Emily Franklin 2023 356 pages
3.65
9.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
The Medici Summary
The Medici
Godfathers of the Renaissance
by Paul Strathern 2005 431 pages
4.1
5.2K ratings
History
Biography
Italy
Anima Rising Summary
Anima Rising
by Christopher Moore 2025 400 pages
4.06
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Humor
Educational Game Design Fundamentals Summary
Educational Game Design Fundamentals
A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences
by George Kalmpourtzis 2018 296 pages
4.31
45 ratings
Game Design
Education
Design
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker 2011 179 pages
3.68
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
Horror
Theory
David Bowie Summary
David Bowie
A Life
by Dylan Jones 2017 544 pages
4.04
2.1K ratings
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Rise Summary
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music Summary
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
by Stephen Fry 2005 304 pages
3.7
849 ratings
Music
History
Humor
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
by Jillian Hernandez 2020 320 pages
4.21
39 ratings
Race
Latinx
Theory
Mysteries of the Middle Ages Summary
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
by Thomas Cahill 2006 368 pages
3.8
4.7K ratings
History
Medieval
Religion
Heretics and Heroes Summary
Heretics and Heroes
How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
by Thomas Cahill 2013 368 pages
3.8
1.6K ratings
History
Religion
Art
I Am You Summary
I Am You
by Victoria Redel 2025 304 pages
3.92
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
The Board Game Designer's Guide Summary
The Board Game Designer's Guide
The Easy 4 Step Process to Create Amazing Games That People Can't Stop Playing
by Joe Slack 2017 233 pages
3.71
82 ratings
Games
Game Design
Art
The Baby on the Fire Escape Summary
The Baby on the Fire Escape
Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem
by Julie Phillips 2022 320 pages
4.26
676 ratings
Parenting
Writing
Art
Twelve Caesars Summary
Twelve Caesars
Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
by Mary Beard 2021 392 pages
3.68
1.7K ratings
History
Art
Ancient History
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