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Here you’ll find books on many different aspects of the creative process, from writing to art to science.

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Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist

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Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist

Austin Kleon, Show Your Work

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Austin Kleon, Show Your Work

Austin Kleon, Keep Going

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Austin Kleon, Keep Going

Elliot Samuel Paul & Scott Barry Kaufman (eds), The Philosophy of Creativity: New Essays

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Elliot Samuel Paul & Scott Barry Kaufman (eds), The Philosophy of Creativity: New Essays

Edward de Bono, Six Thinking Hats

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Edward de Bono, Six Thinking Hats

Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (STORE)

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Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Helen says: Nearly three decades after first publication, Julia Cameron’s classic guide to creative living remains a must-have book for anyone seeking to establish a deeper, more fulfilling writing practice.

Margaret A. Boden, The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms (STORE)

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Margaret A. Boden, The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms

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Vlad Petre Glăveanu, Thinking through Creativity and Culture: Toward an Integrated Model

Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire, Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (STORE)

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Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire, Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind

R. Keith Sawyer, Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (STORE)

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R. Keith Sawyer, Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation

Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron & Catherine Allen, The Artist’s Way at Work: Riding the Dragon (STORE)

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Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron & Catherine Allen, The Artist’s Way at Work: Riding the Dragon

Lewis Hyde, The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World

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Lewis Hyde, The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

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Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Michael Michalko, Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques (STORE)

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Michael Michalko, Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques

Edward de Bono, Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step (STORE)

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Edward de Bono, Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step

Mary Collins, A Play Book: Creating Writers, Creating Citizens

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Mary Collins, A Play Book: Creating Writers, Creating Citizens

Joe Fassler (ed), Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process (STORE)

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Joe Fassler (ed), Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process

Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity (STORE)

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Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity

Glen Wright, Academia Obscura: The Hidden Silly Side of Higher Education (STORE)

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Glen Wright, Academia Obscura: The Hidden Silly Side of Higher Education

Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

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Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (STORE)

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Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

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Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

 

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