9 of fascinating books for creative people

Creativity - it is not for a chosen few, it is available to everyone. Books from this collection will teach you better to write, to draw, to understand the architecture and think outside the box.

1. "Steal like an artist. 10 lessons of creative expression, "Austin Kleon

The book offers 10 lessons that will be liberated and to get rid of fear. Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist, says every creative person to perceive himself as a collector of alien ideas. But only the best.

All people have a great disadvantage: they are unable to make perfect copies. Means copying others, we can come to a unique personal style.

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2. "Visual Notes. Illustrated Guide to sketchnoutingu "Mike Rowdy

Creative person manifests itself in small things. For example, the non-standard approach to such everyday occupation is writing notes and summaries. Mike Rowdy teach you on track to do visual sketches. And indeed this book - one big sketch. An excellent guide for those who want to record their ideas clearly.

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3. "Where Warhol?" Catherine Ingram and Andrew Ray

You might remember a series of children's books "Where's Wally?". In this book, instead of Wally - Andy, who turns out to be in different eras of the past: here it is not far from Michelangelo, working on the Sistine Chapel, but close to the French impressionists or architects and designers Bauhaus.

Each scene is recreated by art historian Catherine Ingraham and illustrated by Andrew Ray. It is not so much a game as a fascinating guide to the history of art.

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4. "The bird the bird. Notes about writing and life in general, "Anne Lamott

"The bird the bird" - Anne Lamott book about her career as a writer, and tips to help you avoid the pitfalls on the way to the recognition of his work. Lamotte suggests a way out of difficult situations faced by each aspiring writer: Where to find inspiration, how to find your style, like a draft from mediocre to make a good work of literature. The book is read in one breath.

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5. "People and bricks: 10 architectural buildings that changed the world", Tom Wilkinson

Creativity is not just writers, artists and photographers. Bad book can be closed, you can not stay in a bad picture in the museum, but from a terrible kind of a neighboring building can not escape.

Tom Wilkins book not only about architecture and beautiful examples of the architecture of the past. It is about how the surrounding buildings affect our beliefs, attitudes and behavior.

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6. "The man who ate the machine. Book on how to become a writer, "Natalie Goldberg

Sometimes the false impression that the writer the letters themselves are formed in the right words, and the words - in an ideal proposal. The apparent ease lies hard work and constant practice. Recommendations Natalie Goldberg help write better if you are willing to work hard on his artistic style.

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7. "Brilliant! Tools of creative solutions of problems, "Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono says, how to think outside the box and enjoy all the benefits of such thinking. As an alternative to brainstorming outdated methods he proposes to develop lateral thinking: this system work and creativity - controlled chaos and not the antithesis of the logic. With a book de Bono, you make sure that creative thinking - a skill that can be learned by anyone.

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8. "How to overcome fear. 12 demons on the way to freedom, happiness, creativity, "Olga Solomatina

A wish make a living creativity or favorite thing is found everywhere. But only a few actually do. The rest have a fear of failure, lack of confidence in their abilities, doubt about the future.

This book is about how to overcome this condition. You will understand that it is necessary not only to engage in useful things, but also those that deliver you joy and pleasure.

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9. "Create the whole day," Lisa Congdon

Another book about how to make work in their profession and the main source of income. Artists and writers do not have to starve to create something beautiful. Doing what you really like, you can build a successful career.

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