Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Becoming a writer Becoming a writer Dorothea Brande Originally published in 1934, this is a book that doesn't show its age at all. The only thing that the author doesn't cover is computer use, apart from that her advice remains timeless. If you want t… OL11346626W
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Robert Louis Stevenson,Dr. Andrej Poleev A conceptual book of metascience OL15374185W
Where good ideas come from Where good ideas come from Steven Johnson,Steven Johnson This work tracks the history of innovation in the form of the "slow hunch". The author discusses how new ideas form from the scaffolding of older ideas, a phenomenon he describes as the "adjacent pos… OL15392361W
Damn good advice (for people with talent!) Damn good advice (for people with talent!) George Lois Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensle lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes … OL16683008W
A Nervous City A Nervous City Chris Pannell The Internet has over-filled our cups with information. If ignorance is bliss, are we still comfortable with knowing, or thinking we know so much? We’ve got plenty to take responsibility for: adverse… OL16806908W
Creativity, Inc. Creativity, Inc. Ed Catmull,Amy Wallace,Ed Catmull Dr,Ed Catmull and Edwin E. Catmull and Amy Wallace Creativity, Inc. is a book for managers who want to lead their employees to new heights, a manual for anyone who strives for originality, and the first-ever, all-access trip into the nerve center of … OL17078912W
Plots and Powers Plots and Powers Anne Deirdre Wilson From Amazon: In this final book of her pioneering investigation of logical problems in medieval narrative texts, Anne Wilson offers a practical guide to her approach. She argues that certain narrativ… OL17190360W
Desiring Dragons Desiring Dragons Kevan Manwaring This is a lovely thoughtful book about the journey of writing fantasy. Its author brings together a wealth of learning from all manner of sources to create a beguiling work that covers a lot of groun… OL17192965W
Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict Cheryl St. John With an easy to read style and section headings such as *Conflict makes the story*, *Once more with feeling*, *Setting is more than a backdrop*, *Tension and pressure*, *Dialogue*, and *Drawing emoti… OL17202001W
Conscious Creativity Conscious Creativity Nataša Pantović Nuit > “Our soul whispers to us constantly. When we understand the power of conscious and subconscious mind and the way the soul communicates with us, we can help ourselves enter the creative flow. Develo… OL17714771W
Sonder Sonder Catherine Keller I wrote this book hoping it would discourage readers from succumbing to their darkest desires. I wanted to use myself as an example of what not to be, to share my struggles and empathize with those w… OL19325505W
A Yellow Box in Qingpu A Yellow Box in Qingpu China National Academy of Fine Arts. Department of print faculty. Exhibition catalogue for the exhibition *A Yellow Box in Qingpu: contemporary art and architecture in a Chinese Space* at Xiao Ximen, Qingpu Town, Shanghai between 7 Sep - 7 Oct 2006. The exhibit… OL20647231W
Make it your own Make it your own Lori Bottom The authors show how to create one-of-a-kind designs by using a basic pattern and adding designer details, such as lacy overlays, custom collars, novelty necklines, and more. They explain the design … OL3454323W
The body in pain The body in pain Elaine Scarry Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, this work explores the nature of physical suffering. Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case … OL35084W
Writer's cramp Writer's cramp Jack Woodford Writing that is part memoir, part humorous take on the life of a writer. OL5117003W
Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World Aberjhani Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World combines popular music culture, science fiction fantasy, and horror to create a uniquely engaging metaphysical epic. The story takes us inside the world o… OL5968387W
C.G. Jung and the Humanities C.G. Jung and the Humanities Karin Barnaby This timely volume is the first comprehensive attempt to assess Jung's presence and to demonstrate his far-reaching cultural impact in twentieth-century art and intellectual life. The essays reveal d… OL8328268W
My Journey To An Integrated Life My Journey To An Integrated Life Melinda M. Sorensson A Journal which when done diligently for thirty minutes or more everyday quietens the chatter of the mind. OL9776190W