Arts and Culture Books
Arts and culture books celebrate human creativity and expression across various mediums and traditions. Explore the rich history of visual arts, music, literature, and performing arts from diverse cultures around the world. Learn about influential artists, movements, and cultural phenomena that have shaped our aesthetic sensibilities. Discover the intersection of arts with society, politics, and technology throughout history and in contemporary contexts. Gain insights into the creative process, art appreciation, and the role of culture in shaping identity and community. Whether you're an art enthusiast, cultural studies student, or curious reader, these books offer a deeper understanding of human creativity and its impact on society.
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The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
Perennial Seller
Ryan Holiday
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz
To Pixar and Beyond
Lawrence Levy
The Visual History of Type
Paul McNeil
The Evolution of Type
Tony Seddon
Just My Type
Simon Garfield
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Juicy and Delicious
Lucy Alibar
Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro, Marc Zicree
Born Standing Up
Steve Martin
Godel, Escher, Bach
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Decoded
Jay-Z
The World Is Sound: Nada Brahma
Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant
Hackers & Painters
Paul Graham
Drawing Life
David Hillel Gelernter
Mountain Light
Galen A. Rowell, Sierra Club
Structures
J. E. Gordon
Jackson Pollock
Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Robert Evans
Walk Through Walls
Marina Abramovic
Creative Quest
Questlove
Metropolitan Life
Fran Lebowitz
This Is Your Brain on Music
Daniel J. Levitin
The Gaza Kitchen
Laila M. El-Haddad, Maggie Schmitt
The Book of Jewish Food
Claudia Roden
Screenplay
Syd Field
Evenings & Avenues
Stuart Dischell
Story
Robert McKee
100 Great Operas And Their Stories
Henry W. Simon
The Jazz of Physics
Stephon Alexander
Makam
Karl L. Signell
How Music Works
David Byrne
The Emperor of Scent
Chandler Burr
Perfumes
Luca Turin
Overstated
Colin Quinn
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Frederick Franck, Janis Roze, Richard Connolly
The Art of Game Design
Jesse Schell
The Rural Life
Verlyn Klinkenborg
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
The Inner Game of Music
W. Timothy Gallwey, Barry Green
Women in Clothes
Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton
The Fran Lebowitz Reader
Fran Lebowitz
Wallflower at the Orgy
Nora Ephron
Queen of Fashion
Caroline Weber
The Dress
Megan Hess
Stolen Beauty
Laurie Lico Albanese
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