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1	The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity more books like this by Julia Cameron add to wishlist In this bestselling and now classic workbook for writers and other creative types, Julia Cameron, who has written award-winning screenplays and magazine articles, lays out a path based on spiritual principles and practices for those who feel blocked. Cameron presents specific, practical activities and supportive guidance in a voice that inspires ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking more books like this by David Bayles, Ted Orland add to wishlist Written by artists, for artists, this survival guide explores the way art gets made, the reason it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.38! \| signed copies \| SVS
3	The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life more books like this by Twyla Tharp add to wishlist What makes someone creative? How does someone face the empty page, the empty stage and making something where nothing existed before? Not just a dilemma for the artist, it is something everyone faces everyday. What will I cook that isn't boring? How can I make that memo persuasive? What sales pitch will increase the order, get me the job, lock in ... see all copies from $6.31! new only from $8.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles more books like this by Steven Pressfield, Robert McKee (Foreword by) add to wishlist "The Art of War" meets "The Artist's Way" in this no-nonsense, profoundly inspiring guide to overcoming creative blocks of every kind. see all copies from $6.60! new only from $7.07! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Poetics of Space more books like this by Gaston Bachelard, Maria Jolas (Translator) add to wishlist Bachelard's work is as much a phenomenology of house, home, and poetry as it is of mind, the two intimately engendering one another. see all copies from $2.86! new only from $10.26! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Artist's Way Workbook more books like this by Julia Cameron add to wishlist For the millions who have uncovered their creative selves through the "Artist's Way" program comes a workbook and companion to the international bestseller. see all copies from $6.43! new only from $7.77! \| SVS
7	Solitude: A Return to the Self more books like this by Anthony Storr add to wishlist At a time when psychological well-being is increasingly measured by the success of our relationships with others, Britain's premier psychiatrist offers this welcome reminder that true health and happiness is ultimately based upon an individual's ability to live in peace with oneself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.68! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Free Play more books like this by S Nachmanovitch add to wishlist see all copies from $4.09! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention more books like this by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi add to wishlist Using the theories put forth in his bestselling book "Flow", Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explains the creative process, providing readers with lessons on how to tap into their own creativity through the examples of nearly 100 people whose achievements have changed our world. see all copies from $5.75! new only from $9.75! \| SVS
10	The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa more books like this by Michael Kimmelman add to wishlist The chief art critic of the "New York Times" delivers an uplifting art-is-good-for-you message that goes far beyond what's found in galleries and museums. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice more books like this by Julia Cameron add to wishlist Cameron reflects on the artists journey, and provides rich insights into how readers may set about cultivating a more creative and spiritually rewarding existence using the principles found in this compilation that includes "The Artists Way, Walking in This World," and "Finding Water." see all copies from $12.58! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	Believing is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art more books like this by Mary Anne Staniszewski add to wishlist This is a look at the principles of art history. Working from the thesis that modernity is the culture that invented what art is, the author by means of the pictorial essay offers a cultural critique of the contemporary circumstances that have influenced our notions of what art actually is, how we attempt to value it, how we have come to make a ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity more books like this by David Lynch add to wishlist Musical verse accompanies a milkman and his cranky kitty as they make their morning rounds. The milkman knows his hometown; he knows who needs ice cream for a birthday party, who just broke a leg, and who has a new baby. He even helps return a lost dog that's hiding along his route. This pitch-perfect, retro read-aloud's gentle sensibility is ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $3.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Hidden Art of Homemaking more books like this by Edith Schaeffer, Deirdre Ducker add to wishlist This elegant and insightful lady, wife of theologian Francis Schaeffer, reveals the many opportunities for artistic expression that can be found in ordinary, everyday life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| SVS
15 view cover	Fearless Creating more books like this by Dr. Eric Maisel add to wishlist The blank page, empty canvas, or uncarved stone will often fill artists with dread. But so may the thought of finishing, showing or even selling their work. Maisel guides the reader, whether an experienced artist or someone just starting out, past the pitfalls that appear in each stage of creation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Act of Creation more books like this by Arthur Koestler add to wishlist Koestler probes "bisociative" thinking--creativity and the new perceptions offered us by creative activity. An area of psychology that is often neglected, creativity is, according to Koestler, often suppressed by the daily near-automatic routine of our lives. He offers the suggestion that it is when our rational thought is suspended that we are at ... see all copies from $24.56! first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Courage to Create more books like this by Rollo May add to wishlist Believing that creativity is central to our being, May outlines the limits to what we know and do not know about creativity. He links the element of courage to creativity to reveal the process of discovery in which a person generates new forms and patterns that build new social systems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.03! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property more books like this by Lewis Hyde add to wishlist Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $89.65! \| first editions
19 view cover	How Art Made the World: A Journey to the Origins of Human Creativity more books like this by Nigel Spivey add to wishlist In the late nineteenth century, the first discoveries of prehistoric painting were greeted with incredulity. How could there have been such deft and skillful artists in the world over 30,000 years ago? Noted art historian Nigel Spivey begins with this puzzle to explore the record of humanitys artistic endeavors and their impact on our own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	Coaching the Artist Within: Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from America's Foremost Creativity Coach more books like this by Dr. Eric Maisel add to wishlist Coaching The Artist Within shows people how to become more effective creators by guiding them through 12 self-coaching lessons. Eric Maisel writes each lesson with a novelist's flair, as a narrative complete with examples, exercises, and questions to help readers explore underlying issues that may be keeping them from pursuing their urge to create ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $9.13! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself more books like this by Lucia Capacchione, PH.D. add to wishlist A recognized classic in the field of art therapy and creativity, this book is a perfect guide to discovering and releasing inner potential through writing and drawing. It contains over 50 writing and drawing exercises to help readers find and love their self, their feelings, and their dreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.30! \| SVS
22 view cover	Walking in This World more books like this by Julia Cameron add to wishlist The author of THE ARTIST'S WAY presents a practical 12-week program designed to help readers tap into and develop their creative side. She presents exercises on getting started, suggests ways around "blocks," and makes the simple physical activity of walking--and all it can bring--part of her program. see all copies from $4.55! new only from $4.55! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life more books like this by John Daido Loori add to wishlist American Zen master Loori presents a book that taps the principles of the Zen arts and aesthetic as a means to unlock creativity and discover self-awareness and expression. see all copies from $7.39! new only from $10.96! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance more books like this by Julia Cameron add to wishlist This third book in Julia Cameron's bestselling trilogy on the creative process-beginning with "The Artist's Way" and "Walking in This World"-offers guidance on weathering the periods in an artist's life when inspiration appears to have run dry. Julia Cameron presents a new twelve-week program for addressing those periods in an artist's life when ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $3.39! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World more books like this by Lewis Hyde add to wishlist This 25th anniversary edition returns to the seminal argument originally proposed by Hyde that states that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity. see all copies from $7.89! new only from $9.13! \| SVS

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