22 Top nonfiction books like Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know by Lee Crutchley

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Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know

By: Lee Crutchley

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Everything no one will tell you about being an artist Nobody Knows What They’re Doing is an hones…

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1. Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative

By: Ken Robinson

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ig… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"If all you had was academic ability, you wouldn't have been able to get out of bed this morning. In fact, there wouldn't have been a bad to get out of. No one could have made one. You could have writ…"

-Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative

"Producing works of art doesn't often count as appropriate intellectual work in an arts department: yet the equivalent in a science department, doing physics or chemistry, does. So why is it that in u…"

-Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative

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2. Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for

By: Jeff Goins

3.99

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hi… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"What does it mean to be a "real artist"? It means you are spending your time doing the things that matter most to you. It means you don't need someone else's permission to create."

-Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for

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3. The Good House

By: Tananarive Due

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The home that belonged to Angela Toussaint's late grandmother is so beloved that townspeople in Sac… read more

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4. Walking in this World: The Practical Art of Creativity

By: Julia Cameron

4.50

Format: 182 pages,

In this long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron present… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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5. What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

By: Tina Seelig

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help

6. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1)

By: Julie C. Dao

4.15

Format: 130 pages,

An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become… read more

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7. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

By: Steven Pressfield , Robert McKee

4.08

Format: None pages,

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8. Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

By: Laura Lynne Jackson

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"We are all leaves on different branches of the same tree."

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

"Sometimes, the sign is the whisper in our heart, the deep and undeniable pull, the inherent knowing that the answer is already there.... If we are open to this, it will truly enrich our lives. Becaus…"

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

"Souls have deep connections and unique contracts that span centuries, exist back and forth in time, and bind us in ways we can't really understand.... These connections are ancient and everlasting, a…"

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

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9. Smashed

By: Junji Ito

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen Chilling Nightmares Presented by the Master of Horror. Try not to be noticed when you e… read more

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10. CREMA (comiXology Originals)

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.49

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Esme, a barista, feels invisible, like a ghost.... Also, when Esme drinks too much coffee she actua… read more

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11. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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12. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

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13. 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

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"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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14. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

By: Susan Magsamen

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brai… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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15. Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully

By: Kelly Starrett

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Simple and proven physical practices designed to improve the way your body feels—less stiffness! fe… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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16. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

By: Jenny Odell

3.68

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

When the technologies we use every day collapse our experiences into 24/7 availability, platforms f… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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17. Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

By: Neil Gaiman

4.30

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gai… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"When things get tough, this is what you should do: make good art."

-Neil Gaiman, Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

"Physical books are tough, hard to destroy, bath resistant, solar operated, feel good in your hand: they are good at being books, and there will always be a place for them."

-Neil Gaiman, Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

"I love the way words and pictures work together on a page. I have also noticed how when wise words have visuals added to them, they seem to travel further online, like paper aeroplanes catching an up…"

-Neil Gaiman, Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

"I decided that I would do my best in future not to write books just for the money. If you didn't get the money, then you didn't have anything. If I did work I was proud of, and I didn't get the money…"

-Neil Gaiman, Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

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18. Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore

By: Patric Richardson

4.17

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Patric Richardson, aka the "Laundry Evangelist,” reveals his revolutionary methods for cleaning clo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"If you want it and don’t know where to wear it, it’s perfect for the grocery store."

-Patric Richardson, Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore

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19. Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD

By: Jesse J. Anderson

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the keys to embracing your ADHD strengths and quirks with Extra Focus. This book isn't … read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
"The problem is that everyone expects you to be motivated by the same things that motivate others."

-Jesse J. Anderson, Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD

"Captivate: how can I make it interesting? Create: how can I make it creative or novel? Compete: how can I make it competitive or challenging? Complete: how can I make its completion feel urgent?"

-Jesse J. Anderson, Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD

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20. How to Be an Artist

By: Jerry Saltz

3.94

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

"Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Bad art teaches you as much as good art, maybe more."

-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist

"Surely, your crappy art can fake out twelve stupid people. I've seen it done with one or two."

-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist

"For now, make something, learn something, and move on. Or you’ll be buried waist-deep in the big muddy of perfectionism."

-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist

"But doubt is a sign of faith: it tests and humbles you, allows newness into your life. Best of all, doubt banishes the stifling effect of certainty. Certainty kills curiosity and change."

-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist

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21. They're Watching You

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death. It's… read more

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22. Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

By: Patricia Park

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, … read more

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  • mental health
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23. You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3)

By: Sarah Knight

3.62

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get … read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
"Doing your best can be exhausting enough without doing everyone else's best while you're at it."

-Sarah Knight, You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3)

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24. The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

By: Austin Kleon

4.17

Format: 300 pages, Audiobook

An audio compilation of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work and Keep Going. Read by the author,… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Teach what you know."

-Austin Kleon, The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

"Share something small every day."

-Austin Kleon, The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

"You do not need to have an extraordinary life to make extraordinary work."

-Austin Kleon, The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

"It's often what an artist chooses to leave out that makes the art interesting."

-Austin Kleon, The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

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25. Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living from Your Creativity

By: Miriam Schulman

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A step-by-step art business handbook to transform your creative ideas into a profitable business. … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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26. Taylor Swift: In Her Own Words (In Their Own Words)

By: Taylor Swift

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time, a pop music phenomenon tu… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. The Art of the Occult: A Visual Sourcebook for the Modern Mystic

By: S. Elizabeth

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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28. Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know

By: Lee Crutchley

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Everything no one will tell you about being an artist Nobody Knows What They’re Doing is an hones… read more

Similar categories in Lee Crutchley's Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know book and Lee Crutchley's Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • self help
  • mental health
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29. Symbols in Art (Art Essentials) (Art Essentials, 12)

By: Matthew Wilson

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Thoroughly user-friendly and covering a broad historical sweep, this book is a reference guide to f… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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30. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel

By: Jeannie Marshall

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A deeply personal search for meaning in Michelangelo’s frescoes―and an impassioned defence of the r… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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31. The Modern Artist's Way: How to Build a Successful Career as a Creative in the 21st Century

By: Bridgette Mayer

3.33

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

Practical, Motivational and Inspirational The Modern Artist’s How to Build a Successful Career as … read more

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18 best-selling self help books like Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know by Lee Crutchley

Transform Your Habits

Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative

Ken Robinson

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for

Jeff Goins

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Walking in this World: The Practical Art of Creativity

Julia Cameron

4.50

Transform Your Habits

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

Tina Seelig

4.35

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20 best-selling nonfiction books like Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD by Jesse J. Anderson

Transform Your Habits

The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done

Terry Matlen

3.49

Transform Your Habits

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: A Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

Peggy Ramundo , Kate Kelly

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Mini ADHD Coach

Alice Gendron

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

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