10 Top nonfiction books like Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Ways of Seeing

By: John Berger

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

John Berger's Classic Text on Art John Berger's Ways of Seeingis one of the most stimulating and th…

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1. An Object of Beauty

By: Steve Martin

3.77

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groome… read more

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  • art
"she is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"…when the person beside you is making you alert and keen and the idea of being with anyone else is not imaginable…"

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"...a young man, Jamaican, perhaps, his head circled in a scarf with sunbleached dreadlocks on piled on top, looking like a plate of soft-shell crabs."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

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2. The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

By: Betty Edwards

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Betty Edwards's The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain book and John Berger's Ways of Seeing

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design
"Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it, frivolous—especially the visual arts, with their conno…"

-Betty Edwards, The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

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3. The Natural Way to Draw

By: Kimon Nicolaides , None

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Great for the beginner and the expert, this book offers readers exercises to improve their work. read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design
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4. Good Faeries/Bad Faeries

By: Brian Froud , None

3.23

Format: 403 pages,

Since he illustrated the Faeries in 1978, Brian Froud has been fascinated by faery lore. Now, 20 ye… read more

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  • art
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5. Faeries

By: Brian Froud , Alan Lee

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Edited by David Larkin. Two talented artists explore the world of faeries in myths, legends, and fo… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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6. The Lost Painting

By: Jonathan Harr

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in … read more

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  • art
  • art history
  • nonfiction
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7. Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

By: Andy Goldsworthy

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Illustrates outdoor sculptures created with a range of natural materials, including snow, ice, leav… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • design

8. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

By: Austin Kleon

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

You don't need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That's the message from Austin Kleon, … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design

9. Ways of Seeing

By: John Berger

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

John Berger's Classic Text on Art John Berger's Ways of Seeingis one of the most stimulating and th… read more

Similar categories in John Berger's Ways of Seeing book and John Berger's Ways of Seeing

  • art
  • art history
  • photography
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • design
  • essays
Cover of Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer

10. Imagine: How Creativity Works

By: Jonah Lehrer

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Lehrer's Imagine: How Creativity Works book and John Berger's Ways of Seeing

  • art
  • nonfiction
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11. Griffin and Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)

By: Nick Bantock

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It all started with a mysterious and seemingly innocent postcard, but from that point nothing was t… read more

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  • art
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12. Drawing from Memory

By: Allen Say

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1) by Edward Gorey

13. The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1)

By: Edward Gorey

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing is an abecedarian book written by Edward Gorey that wa… read more

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  • art
Cover of Amphigorey (Amphigorey, #1) by Edward Gorey

14. Amphigorey (Amphigorey, #1)

By: Edward Gorey

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word amphigory, mean… read more

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  • art
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15. Anatomy for the Artist

By: Jenő Barcsay

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Spiral-bound

It's the classic in its field--a reference work of unparalleled importance for all professionals an… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design

16. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

By: Simon Garfield

3.89

Format: 440 pages,

What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by Ikea's Verdana… read more

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17. Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

By: Roland Barthes , Richard Howard

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

A graceful, contemplative volume, Camera Lucidawas first published in 1979. Commenting on artists s… read more

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18. The Story of Art

By: E.H. Gombrich

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Renowned not only as the best concise introduction to art history, but also as a classic of art his… read more

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19. Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

By: Hayden Herrera

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frid… read more

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20. PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives

By: Frank Warren

3.76

Format: 85 pages, Hardcover

New York TimesBestseller The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were si… read more

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21. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

By: Stephen King , M.T. Anderson , Lemony Snicket , Kate DiCamillo , Louis Sachar , Sherman Alexie , Jon Scieszka , Lois Lowry , Jules Feiffer , Gregory Maguire , Linda Sue Park , Tabitha King , Cory Doctorow , Walter Dean Myers , Chris Van Allsburg

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on t… read more

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Transform Your Habits

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Betty Edwards

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Natural Way to Draw

Kimon Nicolaides , None

4.00

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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

Andy Goldsworthy

4.04

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Austin Kleon

3.97

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The Natural Way to Draw

Kimon Nicolaides , None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum

Keri Smith

3.76

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Andy Goldsworthy

4.04

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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

Twyla Tharp

2.50

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