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The Artist's WayThe Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $23.76
The creativity bible. If you haven't read it, begin here.
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with GraceOrbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie
Buy new: $14.30 / Used from: $6.19
Written by a former sketch artist at Hallmark whose approach to creativity is quirky, curious, supportive, fun -- totally original.
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary LifeEncyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $1.79
After mere pages of this book, you’ll want to compile the curious and meaningful moments of your own life.
ABC3DABC3D by Marion Bataille
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.98
The alphabet, presented pop-up style.
The PlaybookThe Playbook by Alex S. MacLean
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $5.95
Twist your perspective through these aerial photographs of playgrounds and amusement parks; MacLean's DESIGNS ON THE LAND does the same for general landscapes.
The Oxford ProjectThe Oxford Project by Stephen G. Bloom
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $26.29
Everybody has a story, even each resident of tiny Oxford, Iowa ... and it’s likely a different and deeper story than anyone would suspect.
Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of ListsMountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists by McSweeney's
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $2.50
The best of McSweeney’s Lists -- funny, clever, surprising.
Writers: PhotographsWriters: Photographs by Nancy Crampton
Buy new: $40.00 / Used from: $7.83
Arresting photographs of, and inspiring comments by, authors, poets and playwrights.
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple IngredientsBarefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients by Ina Garten
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $22.42
There's nothing like the lush sensuality of smooth, glossy pages, fabulous photographs, and Ina Garten's simplicity to fill the mind with possibility. Martha Stewart's books do the same.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the FutureA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.04
Dozens of references to interesting, playful sources for developing right-brain skills -- aka: more Artist Dates!