Books like Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
12 books with a reading profile close to Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
Also clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Julia Cameron structures this volume as a daily companion to her foundational creative recovery program.
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
by Austin Kleon
Also clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Austin Kleon argues that creativity is a collective effort rather than the product of a lone genius.
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
practical, personal growth
Elizabeth Gilbert presents a theory of creativity where ideas are energetic life forms seeking human partners to bring them into the physical world.
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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts
Also clear-cut · practical, inspirational
Rolf Potts presents a practical framework for overseas travel lasting months or years rather than weeks.
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The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are
Also clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Danny Gregory argues that creative expression is a natural human birthright rather than a professional pursuit reserved for the elite.
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
practical, personal growth
Natalie Goldberg presents writing as an extension of Zen meditation, emphasizing the practice of "first thoughts" to bypass the internal censor.
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Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
by Francis Chan
Also clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Francis Chan argues that modern Christian practice frequently ignores the active presence of the Holy Spirit, treating the third person of the Trinity as a theological concept rather than a functional guide.
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More Than a Carpenter
Also clear-cut · practical, inspirational
Josh McDowell presents an intellectual defense of the divinity of Jesus Christ, centering his argument on the trilemma that Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord.
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
practical, personal growth
In this epistolary manifesto, Adichie responds to a childhood friend’s request for advice on raising a daughter as a feminist.
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
by Fumio Sasaki
Also clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Fumio Sasaki describes his transition from a cluttered apartment owner to a minimalist living with fewer than twenty possessions.
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Also clear-cut · practical, inspirational
Deepak Chopra argues that personal achievement is the natural byproduct of aligning with specific laws of nature rather than the result of grueling labor.
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Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
by Hugh MacLeod
Also clear-cut · practical, inspirational
Hugh MacLeod presents forty concise manifestos derived from his experience drawing cartoons on the backs of business cards while holding a corporate job.
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