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Rick Rubin
by Jake Brown • 2009
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
3.53
282
Rick Rubin Summary
Rick Rubin 89%
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
by Jake Brown 2009
3.53
282 ratings
Drawing Out the Dragons
by James A. Owen • 2011
An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.
4.50
440
Drawing Out the Dragons Summary
Drawing Out the Dragons 89%
An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.
by James A. Owen 2011
4.50
440 ratings
Elvis '68 Comeback
by Steve Binder • 2022
The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.
4.72
165
Elvis '68 Comeback Summary
Elvis '68 Comeback 88%
The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.
by Steve Binder 2022
4.72
165 ratings
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer • 2014
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
3.92
37k+
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 88%
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
by Amanda Palmer 2014
3.92
37k+ ratings
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz • 2020
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
3.94
4k+
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist 88%
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
by Jerry Saltz 2020
3.94
4k+ ratings
12 Notes
by Quincy Jones • 2022
From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.
4.29
2k+
12 Notes Summary
12 Notes 88%
From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.
by Quincy Jones 2022
4.29
2k+ ratings
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave • 2022
Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.
4.41
8k+
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage 88%
Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.
by Nick Cave 2022
4.41
8k+ ratings
Shakey
by Jimmy McDonough • 2002
His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.
4.09
8k+
Shakey Summary
Shakey 88%
His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.
by Jimmy McDonough 2002
4.09
8k+ ratings
The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin • 2023
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
3.95
89k+
The Creative Act Summary
The Creative Act 88%
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
by Rick Rubin 2023
3.95
89k+ ratings
Art and Fear
by David Bayles • 1994
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
3.77
105k+
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear 87%
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
by David Bayles 1994
3.77
105k+ ratings
The Well-Lived Life
by Gladys McGarey • 2023
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
4.26
4k+
The Well-Lived Life Summary
The Well-Lived Life 87%
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
by Gladys McGarey 2023
4.26
4k+ ratings
Moonwalk
by Michael Jackson • 1988
A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.
4.34
7k+
Moonwalk Summary
Moonwalk 87%
A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.
by Michael Jackson 1988
4.34
7k+ ratings
Never Too Late To Be Great
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2012
Most great careers peak after forty. Stop rushing: you have more time than you think.
3.98
164
Never Too Late To Be Great Summary
Never Too Late To Be Great 87%
Most great careers peak after forty. Stop rushing: you have more time than you think.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2012
3.98
164 ratings
On the Brink of Everything
by Parker J. Palmer • 2018
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
4.06
2k+
On the Brink of Everything Summary
On the Brink of Everything 87%
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
by Parker J. Palmer 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
4.20
3k+
Free Play Summary
Free Play 87%
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990
4.20
3k+ ratings
Ignore Everybody
by Hugh MacLeod • 2009
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
4.08
29k+
Ignore Everybody Summary
Ignore Everybody 87%
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
by Hugh MacLeod 2009
4.08
29k+ ratings
We Need Your Art
by Amie McNee • 2025
No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.
4.36
2k+
We Need Your Art Summary
We Need Your Art 87%
No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.
by Amie McNee 2025
4.36
2k+ ratings
David Bowie
by Dylan Jones • 2017
An oral history of David Bowie, built from 180 voices who watched the transformations up close.
4.04
2k+
David Bowie Summary
David Bowie 87%
An oral history of David Bowie, built from 180 voices who watched the transformations up close.
by Dylan Jones 2017
4.04
2k+ ratings
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
3.93
115
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life 87%
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
by Eric Maisel 2007
3.93
115 ratings
The Science and Technology of Growing Young
by Sergey Young • 2021
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
3.96
538
The Science and Technology of Growing Young Summary
The Science and Technology of Growing Young 87%
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
by Sergey Young 2021
3.96
538 ratings
Lives of the Artists
by Calvin Tomkins • 2008
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
4.10
586
Lives of the Artists Summary
Lives of the Artists 87%
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
by Calvin Tomkins 2008
4.10
586 ratings
How to Age
by Anne Karpf • 2014
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
3.66
477
How to Age Summary
How to Age 87%
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
by Anne Karpf 2014
3.66
477 ratings
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
4.28
10k+
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art 87%
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.28
10k+ ratings
This Is Gonna Hurt
by Nikki Sixx • 2011
Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.
4.17
5k+
This Is Gonna Hurt Summary
This Is Gonna Hurt 87%
Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.
by Nikki Sixx 2011
4.17
5k+ ratings
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
3.65
21k+
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals 87%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson • 2018
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
3.94
4k+
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest 87%
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
by Ahmir Thompson 2018
3.94
4k+ ratings
30 Lessons for Living
by Karl Pillemer • 2011
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
4.11
3k+
30 Lessons for Living Summary
30 Lessons for Living 87%
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
by Karl Pillemer 2011
4.11
3k+ ratings
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp • 2003
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
4.09
42k+
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit 87%
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
by Twyla Tharp 2003
4.09
42k+ ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 87%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
The View from Ninety
by Charles B. Handy • 2025
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
3.94
231
The View from Ninety Summary
The View from Ninety 87%
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
by Charles B. Handy 2025
3.94
231 ratings
Think Like an Artist
by Will Gompertz • 2015
The artist's playbook for any career: turn failure into fuel and ideas into assets.
3.84
2k+
Think Like an Artist Summary
Think Like an Artist 87%
The artist's playbook for any career: turn failure into fuel and ideas into assets.
by Will Gompertz 2015
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol • 1975
The most exciting thing is the thing you never do, and the best art is a dollar bill.
3.85
49k+
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Summary
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol 87%
The most exciting thing is the thing you never do, and the best art is a dollar bill.
by Andy Warhol 1975
3.85
49k+ ratings
The Secret Piano
by Zhu Xiao-Mei • 2007
Mao's labor camps couldn't silence her Bach. The Paris debut came at 46.
4.01
3k+
The Secret Piano Summary
The Secret Piano 87%
Mao's labor camps couldn't silence her Bach. The Paris debut came at 46.
by Zhu Xiao-Mei 2007
4.01
3k+ ratings
Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice
by Phillip McIntyre • 2021
One of pop's most prolific careers is a case study in method, not magic.
Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice Summary
Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice 87%
One of pop's most prolific careers is a case study in method, not magic.
by Phillip McIntyre 2021
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 87%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
The Road Beneath My Feet
by Frank Turner • 2015
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
4.21
2k+
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 87%
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
by Frank Turner 2015
4.21
2k+ ratings
Wouldn't it Be Nice
by Charles L. Granata • 2003
Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.
3.93
513
Wouldn't it Be Nice Summary
Wouldn't it Be Nice 87%
Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.
by Charles L. Granata 2003
3.93
513 ratings
Live Life in Crescendo
by Stephen R. Covey • 2022
Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.
3.94
408
Live Life in Crescendo Summary
Live Life in Crescendo 87%
Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.
by Stephen R. Covey 2022
3.94
408 ratings
The Storyteller
by Dave Grohl • 2021
Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.
4.43
170k+
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller 87%
Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.
by Dave Grohl 2021
4.43
170k+ ratings
Perennial Seller
by Ryan Holiday • 2017
Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.
4.14
4k+
Perennial Seller Summary
Perennial Seller 87%
Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.
by Ryan Holiday 2017
4.14
4k+ ratings
Make Your Own Rules
by Andrew Huang • 2024
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
4.27
319
Make Your Own Rules Summary
Make Your Own Rules 87%
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
by Andrew Huang 2024
4.27
319 ratings
Our Noise
by John Cook • 2009
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
4.05
1k+
Our Noise Summary
Our Noise 87%
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
by John Cook 2009
4.05
1k+ ratings
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead
by Jerry Weintraub • 2010
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
4.13
4k+
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 87%
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
by Jerry Weintraub 2010
4.13
4k+ ratings
A Boy Named Shel
by Lisa Rogak • 2007
He drew for Playboy, wrote for Johnny Cash, and authored The Giving Tree. Then he vanished.
3.42
572
A Boy Named Shel Summary
A Boy Named Shel 87%
He drew for Playboy, wrote for Johnny Cash, and authored The Giving Tree. Then he vanished.
by Lisa Rogak 2007
3.42
572 ratings
The Art of Creative Thinking
by Rod Judkins • 2015
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
4.00
3k+
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking 87%
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
by Rod Judkins 2015
4.00
3k+ ratings
There's No Going Back
by David M. Stewart • 2025
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
3.76
21
There's No Going Back Summary
There's No Going Back 87%
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
by David M. Stewart 2025
3.76
21 ratings
The Rise
by Sarah Lewis • 2014
Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.
3.66
1k+
The Rise Summary
The Rise 87%
Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.
by Sarah Lewis 2014
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
4.12
368
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life 87%
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005
4.12
368 ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
3k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice 87%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials 87%
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023
3.55
214 ratings
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