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The Rock That Is Higher

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1993

Story is truer than fact, and the God who can't be explained can still be trusted.

4.14

500+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Narrative Theology 💔 Grief And Healing 🤝 Interdependence

The Rock That Is Higher

Story is truer than fact, and the God who can't be explained can still be trusted.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1993 320 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 📖 Narrative Theology 💔 Grief And Healing 🤝 Interdependence

The Artisan Soul

by Erwin Raphael McManus • 2014

You are creative by design. The reasons you forgot, and the path to remembering.

4.08

2k+

🎨 Christian Creativity ✨ Creative Living 🦁 Overcoming Creative Fear 🖼️ Imago Dei ✝️ Christian Self-Help

The Artisan Soul

You are creative by design. The reasons you forgot, and the path to remembering.

by Erwin Raphael McManus 2014 208 pages

4.08

2k+ ratings

🎨 Christian Creativity ✨ Creative Living 🦁 Overcoming Creative Fear 🖼️ Imago Dei ✝️ Christian Self-Help

The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design

by Mike Selinker • 2011

Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.

4.06

500+

🎲 Board Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🔬 Playtesting 🧠 Player Psychology 🛠️ Prototyping

The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design

Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.

by Mike Selinker 2011 138 pages

4.06

500+ ratings

🎲 Board Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🔬 Playtesting 🧠 Player Psychology 🛠️ Prototyping

Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented Children

by Ashley McCabe-Mowat • 2011

Challenges to push gifted students past recall into investigating, designing, and inventing.

🎓 Gifted Education 🧠 Higher-Order Thinking 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 🔍 Curiosity And Inquiry 🌊 Divergent Thinking

Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented Children

Challenges to push gifted students past recall into investigating, designing, and inventing.

by Ashley McCabe-Mowat 2011 52 pages

🎓 Gifted Education 🧠 Higher-Order Thinking 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 🔍 Curiosity And Inquiry 🌊 Divergent Thinking

Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer

by Michael Fleishman • 2014

Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.

4.00

🎨 Graphic Design 💼 Creative Business 🌱 New Designers 📋 Professional Practice 🤝 Client Management

Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer

Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.

by Michael Fleishman 2014 384 pages

4.00

3 ratings

🎨 Graphic Design 💼 Creative Business 🌱 New Designers 📋 Professional Practice 🤝 Client Management

A Circle of Quiet

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1971

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

4.21

7k+

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process 🤫 Solitude And Stillness ❓ Paradox And Mystery

A Circle of Quiet

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1971 246 pages

4.21

7k+ ratings

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process 🤫 Solitude And Stillness ❓ Paradox And Mystery

A Light So Lovely

by Sarah Arthur • 2018

Science and art both belonged inside faith for L'Engle. Her children say she rewrote their lives.

4.09

500+

🖋️ Literary Biography 🎨 Faith And Art ⚡ Paradox And Faith 🔬 Science And Religion 🖌️ Artistic Vocation

A Light So Lovely

Science and art both belonged inside faith for L'Engle. Her children say she rewrote their lives.

by Sarah Arthur 2018 224 pages

4.09

500+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Biography 🎨 Faith And Art ⚡ Paradox And Faith 🔬 Science And Religion 🖌️ Artistic Vocation

An Insider's Guide to using ChatGPT

by Conard Howe • 2023

What the best ChatGPT users know that dabblers don't: the difference is in the prompt.

🧬 Generative Ai ✍️ Prompt Engineering ✒️ Ai For Writers 📘 Ai Literacy 💼 Knowledge Workers

An Insider's Guide to using ChatGPT

What the best ChatGPT users know that dabblers don't: the difference is in the prompt.

by Conard Howe 2023 81 pages

🧬 Generative Ai ✍️ Prompt Engineering ✒️ Ai For Writers 📘 Ai Literacy 💼 Knowledge Workers

Winning the Story Wars

by Jonah Sachs • 2012

The old playbook sells anxiety. The new one borrows from mythology: make your customer the hero.

3.99

500+

📖 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Marketing Psychology 🏛️ Narrative Structure 🌌 Myth And Meaning ✅ Authentic Branding

Winning the Story Wars

The old playbook sells anxiety. The new one borrows from mythology: make your customer the hero.

by Jonah Sachs 2012 272 pages

3.99

500+ ratings

📖 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Marketing Psychology 🏛️ Narrative Structure 🌌 Myth And Meaning ✅ Authentic Branding

Designing the Future

by Ann Kaiser • 2019

Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.

🧪 Stem Education 🏫 K-12 Instruction 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 💡 Design Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Mindset

Designing the Future

Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.

by Ann Kaiser 2019 248 pages

🧪 Stem Education 🏫 K-12 Instruction 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 💡 Design Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Mindset

Elvis '68 Comeback

by Steve Binder • 2022

The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.

4.72

165

🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎤 Music Business 🎨 Creative Freedom 📺 Television History

Elvis '68 Comeback

The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.

by Steve Binder 2022 192 pages

4.72

165 ratings

🎸 Rock And Roll History 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎤 Music Business 🎨 Creative Freedom 📺 Television History

Classical Recording

by Caroline Haigh • 2020

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

4.59

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques 🏛️ Room Acoustics 🔉 Spatial Audio

Classical Recording

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

by Caroline Haigh 2020 410 pages

4.59

17 ratings

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques 🏛️ Room Acoustics 🔉 Spatial Audio

Van Gogh

by Ingo F. Walther • 1988

Every painting, one volume: the failed preacher who transformed painting, told through 871 canvases.

4.10

58k+

🎨 Post-Impressionism 📖 Artist Biography 📚 Artist Monographs 🙏 Spirituality And Art 🌈 Color Theory

Van Gogh

Every painting, one volume: the failed preacher who transformed painting, told through 871 canvases.

by Ingo F. Walther 1988 720 pages

4.10

58k+ ratings

🎨 Post-Impressionism 📖 Artist Biography 📚 Artist Monographs 🙏 Spirituality And Art 🌈 Color Theory

Walden and Other Writings

by Henry David Thoreau • 1854

How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.

3.95

4k+

🧩 Game Design 🎲 Tabletop Games 🧠 Player Psychology 💡 Intuitive Design ⏳ Game Pacing

Walden and Other Writings

How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.

by Henry David Thoreau 1854 802 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

🧩 Game Design 🎲 Tabletop Games 🧠 Player Psychology 💡 Intuitive Design ⏳ Game Pacing

The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations

by Georges Polti • 1921

Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.

3.45

222

🎭 Dramatic Theory 🏗️ Story Structure 🗂️ Narrative Taxonomy 📜 Plot Archetypes 🌊 Emotional Arcs

The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations

Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.

by Georges Polti 1921 181 pages

3.45

222 ratings

🎭 Dramatic Theory 🏗️ Story Structure 🗂️ Narrative Taxonomy 📜 Plot Archetypes 🌊 Emotional Arcs

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era

by Jara Pascual • 2020

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

by Jara Pascual 2020 220 pages

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems

Writing Prompts For Creative Writers

by Levon Sparks Salone • 2014

Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.

🖊️ Writing Prompts ⚡ Flash Fiction 🔒 Constrained Writing 🧘 Writing Practice 🌱 Aspiring Writers

Writing Prompts For Creative Writers

Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.

by Levon Sparks Salone 2014

🖊️ Writing Prompts ⚡ Flash Fiction 🔒 Constrained Writing 🧘 Writing Practice 🌱 Aspiring Writers

Dance First, Think Later by Kathryn Petras (31-Aug-2011) Paperback

by Kathryn Petras • 2011

Over 400 rules for a life that moves before it thinks.

3.79

500+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💥 Embracing Failure 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪴 Simple Living

Dance First, Think Later by Kathryn Petras (31-Aug-2011) Paperback

Over 400 rules for a life that moves before it thinks.

by Kathryn Petras 2011

3.79

500+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💥 Embracing Failure 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 📚 Lifelong Learning 🪴 Simple Living

Colored Pencil Painting Bible

by Alyona Nickelsen • 2009

Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.

4.22

1k+

🎨 Colored Pencil Art ✏️ Realistic Drawing 🌈 Optical Color Mixing ☀️ Value And Light 🧅 Layering And Glazing

Colored Pencil Painting Bible

Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.

by Alyona Nickelsen 2009 192 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

🎨 Colored Pencil Art ✏️ Realistic Drawing 🌈 Optical Color Mixing ☀️ Value And Light 🧅 Layering And Glazing

Surprise

by Tania Luna • 2015

A four-step cognitive loop fires with every surprise. Learn to trigger it deliberately.

3.70

284

🏢 Organizational Psychology ✨ Experience Design 🎯 Attention Design 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📊 Behavioral Economics

Surprise

A four-step cognitive loop fires with every surprise. Learn to trigger it deliberately.

by Tania Luna 2015 272 pages

3.70

284 ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology ✨ Experience Design 🎯 Attention Design 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📊 Behavioral Economics

Historia del diseño gráfico

by Philip B. Meggs • 1983

Gutenberg, Bauhaus, Mac: the sweeping chronicle of how design made the modern world legible.

4.14

2k+

🔤 Typography History 📘 Design History 🖨️ Printing History ✏️ Graphic Design 🔲 Modernist Design

Historia del diseño gráfico

Gutenberg, Bauhaus, Mac: the sweeping chronicle of how design made the modern world legible.

by Philip B. Meggs 1983 590 pages

4.14

2k+ ratings

🔤 Typography History 📘 Design History 🖨️ Printing History ✏️ Graphic Design 🔲 Modernist Design

The Triggering Town

by Richard Hugo • 1978

Poems don't record feelings; they discover them. Abandon the facts and follow the sound.

4.17

3k+

✍️ Poetry Craft 🏫 Teaching Poetry 🎶 Sound And Rhythm 🏙️ Imagination And Place 🗝️ Writing As Discovery

The Triggering Town

Poems don't record feelings; they discover them. Abandon the facts and follow the sound.

by Richard Hugo 1978 128 pages

4.17

3k+ ratings

✍️ Poetry Craft 🏫 Teaching Poetry 🎶 Sound And Rhythm 🏙️ Imagination And Place 🗝️ Writing As Discovery

Curso Diseño Gráfico

by Anna María López López • 2013

Every technical step of graphic design, from brief to bleed, in one complete professional course.

4.18

🎨 Graphic Design 👁️ Visual Communication 🌈 Color Theory 🔤 Typography 📐 Layout And Composition

Curso Diseño Gráfico

Every technical step of graphic design, from brief to bleed, in one complete professional course.

by Anna María López López 2013 288 pages

4.18

17 ratings

🎨 Graphic Design 👁️ Visual Communication 🌈 Color Theory 🔤 Typography 📐 Layout And Composition

The 30-Day Sketchbook Project

by Minnie Small • 2022

Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.

4.12

🧱 Sketchbook Practice 🗓️ Daily Art Challenges ✏️ Drawing Fundamentals 🏙️ Urban Sketching 🎨 Color Mixing

The 30-Day Sketchbook Project

Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.

by Minnie Small 2022 176 pages

4.12

50 ratings

🧱 Sketchbook Practice 🗓️ Daily Art Challenges ✏️ Drawing Fundamentals 🏙️ Urban Sketching 🎨 Color Mixing

The Rise

by Sarah Lewis • 2014

Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.

3.66

1k+

🎨 Creative Process 🔥 Setbacks As Fuel 🔨 Mastery And Craft 🎭 Art And Social Change 🧘 Beginner's Mind

The Rise

Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.

by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages

3.66

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🔥 Setbacks As Fuel 🔨 Mastery And Craft 🎭 Art And Social Change 🧘 Beginner's Mind

This Is Gonna Hurt

by Nikki Sixx • 2011

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

4.17

5k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

This Is Gonna Hurt

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

by Nikki Sixx 2011 224 pages

4.17

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

The Ode Less Travelled

by Stephen Fry • 2005

Metre and rhyme are muscles: here is the exercise regimen that makes formal verse feel natural.

4.06

4k+

🏗️ Poetic Form 🫀 Meter And Rhyme ✍️ Writing Exercises 🎵 Prosody 🛠️ Poetry Craft

The Ode Less Travelled

Metre and rhyme are muscles: here is the exercise regimen that makes formal verse feel natural.

by Stephen Fry 2005 384 pages

4.06

4k+ ratings

🏗️ Poetic Form 🫀 Meter And Rhyme ✍️ Writing Exercises 🎵 Prosody 🛠️ Poetry Craft

Paranoia

by Shirley Jackson • 2015

A stranger's hat, a fork's grudge: how Shirley Jackson turned daily unease into lasting horror.

4.05

4k+

✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Literary Essays 🏠 Domestic Life 📚 Author Memoirs 🪞 Domestic Uncanny

Paranoia

A stranger's hat, a fork's grudge: how Shirley Jackson turned daily unease into lasting horror.

by Shirley Jackson 2015 205 pages

4.05

4k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Literary Essays 🏠 Domestic Life 📚 Author Memoirs 🪞 Domestic Uncanny

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