6 must-read art books like Abloh-isms by Virgil Abloh

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Abloh-isms

By: Virgil Abloh

4.31

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist …

If you liked the art plot in Abloh-isms by Virgil Abloh , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

1. Between the World and Me

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.40

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

“This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live wi… read more

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"Soft or hard, love was an act of heroism."

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

"My work is to give you what I know of my own particular path while allowing you to walk your own."

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

"I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world."

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

"You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable."

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

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2. Invisible Man

By: Ralph Ellison

3.91

Format: 581 pages, Paperback

First published in 1952 and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, Invisible Man is one of those rare… read more

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"When I discover who I am, I’ll be free."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"You're very insistent, but I'm very busy."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"They could laugh at him but they couldn't ignore him"

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

"I could hardly get to sleep for dreaming of revenge."

-Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

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3. The Artist's Way

By: Julia Cameron

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Artist's Wayis the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, mill… read more

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  • art
Cover of Assata: An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis, Assata Shakur, Lennox S. Hinds

4. Assata: An Autobiography

By: Angela Y. Davis , Assata Shakur , Lennox S. Hinds

4.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to deat… read more

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5. The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more

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6. The Elements of Style

By: E.B. White , William Strunk Jr.

4.18

Format: 105 pages, Hardcover

This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. Throughout, the emphasis is … read more

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"He owned"

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"To achieve style, begin by affecting none."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"Writers will often find themselves steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

7. Letters from a Stoic

By: Seneca , Robin Campbell

4.75

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more

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8. The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life

By: Dinty W. Moore

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Going a step beyond typical "how to write" books, Moore illuminates the creative process: where wri… read more

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9. Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

By: Yvon Chouinard

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and fo… read more

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10. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

By: Deepak Chopra

3.51

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

This is a book you will cherish for a lifetime, for within is pages are the secrets of making all y… read more

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11. An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

By: Clarice Lispector

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

What to make of a writer who follows the metaphysical heights of her great Passion According to GH … read more

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"Ah "persona", como não te usar e ser!"

-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

"Oh God! Having just one life was so little."

-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

"Meu mistério é simples: eu não sei como estar viva."

-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

"E digo: eu está apaixonada pelo teu eu. Então nós é."

-Clarice Lispector, An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

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12. Create Dangerously

By: Albert Camus

3.84

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

'To create today is to create dangerously' Camus argues passionately that the artist has a respo… read more

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"Artists, like everyone else, must take up their oars without dying, if possible."

-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously

"To paint a still life, a painter and an apple must confront and adjust to each other."

-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously

"Perhaps there is no peace for an artist other than the peace found in the heat of combat."

-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously

"But now the artist is in the amphitheatre. Of necessity, his voice is not quite the same; it is not nearly so firm."

-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously

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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
"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. Think Like a Monk

By: Jay Shetty

4.20

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wis… read more

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"When we accept the temporary nature of everything in our lives, we can feel gratitude for the good fortune of getting to borrow them for a time."

-Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk

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15. Natural Beauty

By: Ling Ling Huang

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obs… read more

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"it is still more permitted for women to be mediocre than for them to be fat"

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

"It’s unfortunate that I can undermine months of parental reassurance in just a few seconds, but it’s probably better for kids to learn early on that yes, monsters are real."

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

"I had always assumed love carried itself easily through various permutations and disintegrations. Now I find myself disassociating them from the people I had known my parents to be. I can't decide wh…"

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

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16. Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

By: Michael Darling

4.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multi-hyphenate artist,… read more

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  • fashion
  • art
Cover of Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1) by Lisa Jewell

17. Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1)

By: Lisa Jewell

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In her most imaginative novel yet, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell (None of This … read more

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18. Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness

By: Aubrey Graham

2.36

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Aubrey Drake Graham is a cultural phenomenon – a record-breaking musician, style icon, creative ent… read more

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19. Basquiat-isms (ISMs, 3)

By: Jean-Michel Basquiat

4.01

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel Basquiat … read more

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  • art
Cover of Abloh-isms by Virgil Abloh

20. Abloh-isms

By: Virgil Abloh

4.31

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist … read more

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  • fashion
  • art
Cover of Pharrell-isms by Pharrell Williams

21. Pharrell-isms

By: Pharrell Williams

4.13

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from mu… read more

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8 must-read history books like The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Transform Your Habits

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley , Malcolm X

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Assata: An Autobiography

Angela Y. Davis , Assata Shakur , Lennox S. Hinds

4.80

Transform Your Habits

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

3.54

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