14 must-read self help books like 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity by Quincy Jones

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12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

By: Quincy Jones

4.25

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Wisdom and musings on creativity and life from one of the world’s most beloved musicians, producers…

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1. All You Need to Know about the Music Business

By: Donald S. Passman , Randy Glass

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For fifteen years, "All You Need to Know About the Music Business" has been universally regarded as… read more

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2. Music Is History

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Music Is History book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • art
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

Similar categories in Rick Rubin's The Creative Act: A Way of Being book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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4. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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5. Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

By: Steven Pressfield

4.06

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you being defeated by a tendency to procrastination, self-doubt, fear, distraction, and perfect… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
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6. Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

By: Shannon Lee

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies―demonstrating how mar… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Life is not a competition; it's a cocreation."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"Life is not a competition, it's a cocreation."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"Водата може да тече бързо, може да тече и бавно, но целта й е неизменна, а съдбата сигурна."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"It is not to be without emotion or feeling but to be one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

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7. The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are

By: Tariq Trotter

4.20

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

“Tariq Trotter . . . could be hip-hop’s Dostoyevsky. Like the Russian novelist, Mr. Trotter has ref… read more

Similar categories in Tariq Trotter's The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida

By: Marian Rojas Estapé

4.35

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Cómo rescatar la atención perdida en un mundo distraído e hiperconectado. Cada vez somos más impac… read more

Similar categories in Marian Rojas Estapé's Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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9. 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

By: Quincy Jones

4.25

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Wisdom and musings on creativity and life from one of the world’s most beloved musicians, producers… read more

Similar categories in Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
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10. Cordelia

By: Peru Cámara

4.19

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Un lugar perdido en las montañas del País Vasco. Una misteriosa desaparición en plena borrasca. Una… read more

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11. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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12. El celo

By: Sabina Urraca

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

La noche en que encontró a la Perra, la Humana estaba drogada. Por eso dejó que la siguiera a casa.… read more

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"¿ Qué necesidad hay del demonio cuando basta la persona ? Henri Michaux"

-Sabina Urraca, El celo

"La Madre piensa que su hija tiene un trabajo , una vida . No sabe que todos sus días son días libres , y , al mismo tiempo , imposibles de vivir ."

-Sabina Urraca, El celo

"El organismo droga a la recién parida para que quiera a su bebé y relativice cualquier horror del entorno. En términos salvajes, ¿ por qué iba alguien a tener clemencia con un ser que le ha dejado el…"

-Sabina Urraca, El celo

"En términos terapéuticos lo explican así : al pasar el efecto de la droga , lo más probable es que el paciente vuelva a estar deprimido . Pero durante su viaje de éxtasis ha vuelto a conocer la sensa…"

-Sabina Urraca, El celo

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13. The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future

By: Dan Koe

3.92

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

Look around. We are on the brink of catastrophe. A dystopia of excessive pleasure, comfort, a… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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14. The Great Mental Models Volume 3: Systems and Mathematics

By: Rhiannon Beaubien

4.24

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

The Great Mental Models: Volume 3 covers essential models from mathematics and systems. In part… read more

Similar categories in Rhiannon Beaubien's The Great Mental Models Volume 3: Systems and Mathematics book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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15. Monsters and How to Tame Them

By: Kevin Hart

4.05

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

You’ve seen Kevin Hart rule the stand-up circuit. You’ve watched him take over Hollywood. You’ve ev… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
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16. El impulso

By: Sohn Won-Pyung

3.33

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

Won-Pyung Sohn, autora del éxito literario Almendra, regresa con una novela sobre cómo una persona … read more

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17. Creative Quest

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live y… read more

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Creative Quest book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
"[Creativity] is about finding your own unique way of fitting into the continually repeating human experience."

-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest

"There's species-wide programming and then there's individuality. The overlap between those two opens up a space for creativity. Live in that space. I'm here too. Maybe I'll see you around sometime."

-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest

"Collaborations work best this way; when there's a mutual desire to see what the other side adds. You know that what you're making on your own has value but the sum is more than the parts and every pa…"

-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest

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18. The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

By: Steven Pressfield

4.14

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

"No one's insights about the craft and journey of being an artist have guided me in the day-to-day … read more

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  • art
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
"The artist's journey is internal (page 34): I don't care about the view outside. My focus is interior. The book or movie I'm writing is playing inside my head."

-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

"An artist has a point of view (page 23): In other words, the director knew what movie he was making. He knew what it was about (subject). He knew what he wanted it to look and sound like (voice, medi…"

-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

"The artist learns how to let go (page 80): I couldn't stop my eye from returning to those abandoned paintings. I asked Bob if he ever hauled any back out and tried again to make them work. "I used to…"

-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

"The artist's journey is a journey of dreams (page 49): The conventional truism is "Write what you know." But something mysterious and wonderful happens when we write what we don't know. The Muse ente…"

-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

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19. How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

By: Ari Herstand

4.41

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Now “Top 5 Music Business Books” Hailed as an “indispensable” guide ( Forbes ), How to Make It in… read more

Similar categories in Ari Herstand's How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician book and Quincy Jones's 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

  • music
  • art
  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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20. The Joy of Quitting

By: Keiler Roberts

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

From toddler antics to doctor appointments, Keiler Roberts breathes humour and life into the fleeti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less by Douglas E. Noll

21. De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less

By: Douglas E. Noll

3.68

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Written by award-winning author, highly experienced mediator, and co-founder of the Prison of Peace… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook

16 Best audiobook books like 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity by Quincy Jones

Transform Your Habits

Music Is History

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Transform Your Habits

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

Steven Pressfield

4.06

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8 must-read audiobook books like The Great Mental Models Volume 3: Systems and Mathematics by Rhiannon Beaubien

Transform Your Habits

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

Annie Duke

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

Shane Parrish

4.21

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