Inspiring and motivating books stuffed full of indispensable advice.
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Artbooks/Creativity
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Color and Light
James Gurney
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Imaginative Realism
James Gurney
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Alla Prima II – Expanded Edition
Richard Schmid
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Framed Ink
Marcos Mateu-Mestre
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What It Is
Lynda Barry
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Dream Worlds
Hans Bacher
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Fiction/Graphic Novels
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Three Shadows
Cyril Pedrosa
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This One Summer
Jillian & Mariko Tamaki
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The Venice Chronicles
Enrico Casarosa
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Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
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The Fellowship of the Ring
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Ender’s Game
Orson Scott Card
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Of Mice & Men
John Steinbeck
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Biographies
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Smile
Raina Telgemeier
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The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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Non-Fiction/Self Improvement
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The Golden Theme
Brian McDonald
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Invisible Ink
Brian McDonald
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What To Do When It’s Your Turn
Seth Godin
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The Purple Cow
Seth Godin
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Unnatural Talent
Jason Brubaker
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Unflattening
Nick Sousanis
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Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
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The War Of Art
Steven Pressfield
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Talent Is Overrated
Geoff Colvin
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Poetics
Aristotle
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The Uses Of Enchantment
Bruno Bettelheim
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Unsure
Books we’ve talked about at OA but haven’t explicitly recommended in posts (that I can find). Leaving off the thumbnails/links until we decide whether we’re including these or not.
Sketchbook: Composition Studies for Film
Hans Bacher
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Save The Cat
Blake Snyder
I vaguely remember this being talked about at some point, but don’t remember what the general consensus about it was at the time (or is currently.)
Show Your Work
Austin Kleon
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Steal Like An Artist
Austin Kleon
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Habibi
Craig Thompson
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