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"From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be."--Rick Rubin Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which...
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The Unwanteds volume 1
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In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
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The Unstoppables is a book about entrepreneurs. Locally, it is about teaching how to become one and mastering secrets to boost any stage business. Globally, it’s about how this nation can launch thousands more for the future. Based on co-author Graham Westons experience at Rackspace, from around the business world, as well as fascinating case studies from such people as the Navy SEALs and Israeli Special Forces, The UnStoppables shows how the best...
6) Boxitects
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Meg loves to create things from cardboard boxes, deeming herself a boxitect. When a new student joins her maker school, she discovers she's a boxitect too. Can the two girls learn to work together?
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A hip, accessible, and practical guide for artists and creative people looking to tarot for guidance and inspiration in the tradition of The Secret Language of Birthdays and Steal Like an Artist.
What if the path to creativity was not as challenging as everyone thinks? What if you could find that spark, plot twist, or next project by simply looking at your life and your art through a different lens?
Written for novices and seasoned readers alike,...
8) Think big
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A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing.
9) Going places
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Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.
13) We are allies!
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Describes the many ways that one can be an ally and provide support to those in need, including giving, sharing, creating, and joining.
14) Show the world!
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From painting, music, and slam poetry, to engineering, protesting, and photography, a young narrator journeys through her neighborhood, encouraging readers to explore all the many ways they can express themselves.
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How the world's leading innovators push their ideas to fruition, time and time again. Edison famously said that genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. Ideas for new businesses, solutions to the world's problems, and artistic breakthroughs are common, but great execution is rare. According to Scott Belsky, the capacity to make ideas happen can be strengthened by anyone willing to build their organizational habits and harness the...
17) Be a maker
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to make everything from a tower to a charitable donation, alone or with neighbors.
19) Lola Dutch
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Lola Dutch volume 1
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"It's the beginning of a new day, and Lola Dutch is bursting with creative ideas! Even if her enthusiasm is a 'bit much' for some, with the help of her animal friends she is inspired to make every day amazing!"--Provided by publisher.
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J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice.
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?
Drawing from stories...
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?
Drawing from stories...
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