Lists of Bests: Rainbowshappen's "Cool books on creativity" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/24484 Some of the books I've found that are great for artists, writers and others on a creative path. Some are about technique, some are more to do with the artistic mindset, living the life and how to cope with constantly being asked 'So when are you going to get a proper job, then?'. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has any recommendations I haven't come across. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:44:49 GMT en-us 0 50 30 0 0 The Artist's Way http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/41107 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/41107"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1585421472.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Julia Cameron</div> The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86343 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86343"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0006H8NYM.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Julia Cameron</div> Walking in this World http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/104875 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/104875"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1585422614.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Julia Cameron</div> The Sound of Paper http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/111112 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/111112"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1585423548.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Julia Cameron</div> The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32139 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32139"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1585420093.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Julia Cameron</div> Sark's New Creative Companion: Ways To Free Your Creative Spirit http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/106638 <div 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style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sark</div> Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/962588 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/962588"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1590303164.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Natalie Goldberg</div> Wild Mind http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2479210 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2479210"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0712602917.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Natalie Naimark-Goldberg</div> Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15878 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a 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http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19407 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19407"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/068483877X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Philip Toshio Sudo</div> The Lost Soul Companion: A Book of Comfort and Constructive Advice for Black Sheep, Square Pegs, Struggling Artists, and Other Free Spirits (Dell Book) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12614 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12614"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0440509211.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Susan M. Brackney</div> Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9341 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9341"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375756485.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sabrina Ward Harrison</div> Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Journey http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1800 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1800"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0062506129.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414768_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Deena Metzger</div> Pencil Dancing : New Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32016 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32016"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/158297005X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mari Messer</div> Wild With a Glue Gun: Getting Together With Crafty Friends http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/779100 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/779100"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1581804725.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kitty Harmon</div> Collage Sourcebook: Exploring the Art and Technique of Collage http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45745 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45745"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592531016.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Holly Harrison</div> Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30355 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30355"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1564969959.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Holly Harrison</div> Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32739 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32739"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592530192.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lynne Perrella</div> Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity A Complete Course in Creative Expression http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/131957 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/131957"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0835607593.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jan Phillips</div> Storytelling and the Art of Imagination http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2229962 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2229962"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0938756664.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1113300427_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nancy Mellon</div> Engineers of the Imagination (Methuen Paperback) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2616803 <div id="position">25</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> The Mission of Art http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/89236 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/89236"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/157062545X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114710933_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alex Grey</div> The Starving Artist's Way: Easy Projects for Low-Budget Living http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/104882 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/104882"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1400051916.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nava Lubelski</div> Writing and Being: Embracing Your Life Through Creative Journaling http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573950 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573950"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1880913615.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1088116382_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by G. Lynn Nelson</div> The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/975138 <div id="position">29</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ursula K. Le Guin</div> How to Make a Journal of Your Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/68991 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/68991"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1580080936.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Daniel Price</div>