Creativity Research
1. 
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World
by:
David Eagleman
3.80 avg rating — 2,298 ratings 
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Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
by:
Peter Sims
3.78 avg rating — 4,204 ratings 4. 
Override: my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind: 1 3.29 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving
by:
Samuel Sanders
4.05 avg rating — 64 ratings 4. 
The Content Fuel Framework: How to Generate Unlimited Story Ideas
by:
Melanie Deziel
4.14 avg rating — 200 ratings 
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Master the Art and Craft of Writing: 150+ Fun Games to Liberate Creativity
by:
Leon Conrad
4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings 12. 
Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People 3.89 avg rating — 467 ratings
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Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity
by:
Andreas Wagner
3.78 avg rating — 134 ratings 
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
by:
Steven Johnson
3.99 avg rating — 15,387 ratings 
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The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity
by:
Bob Mankoff
3.76 avg rating — 100 ratings 
22. 
Roger Von Oech's Ball of Whacks: A Creativity Tool for Innovators
by:
Roger Von Oech
4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation 3.35 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Whole Lotta Creativity Going On: 60 Fun and Unusual Exercises to Awaken and Strengthen Your Creativity
by:
Regina Pacelli
3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings 26. 
The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity
by:
Grant Snider
4.18 avg rating — 2,420 ratings 
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The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by:
Sarah Lewis
3.66 avg rating — 1,051 ratings 31. 
The Creative Self: Effect of Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Identity
by:
Maciej Karwowski
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 31. 
Creating Space to Thrive: Get Unstuck, Reboot Your Creativity and Change Your Life
by:
Courtney Kenney
3.43 avg rating — 63 ratings 
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Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
by:
Joe Fassler
4.18 avg rating — 858 ratings 33. 
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative
by:
Roger Von Oech
3.95 avg rating — 2,670 ratings 36. 
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity across Domains (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)
by:
James C. Kaufman
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings 36. 
Everyone's a Genius: Unleashing Creativity for the Sake of the World by Alan Briggs
by:
Alan C. Briggs
4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings 38. 
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The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined Creativity
by:
Erik Wahl
3.78 avg rating — 194 ratings 
43. 
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond
by:
Julia Cameron
4.13 avg rating — 1,021 ratings 
45. 
The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work
by:
Barnet Bain
3.51 avg rating — 130 ratings 
47. 
If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids
by:
Bernie Schein
3.84 avg rating — 31 ratings 
49. 
Being Creative: Be inspired. Unlock your originality: 20 thought-provoking lessons
by:
Michael Atavar
3.32 avg rating — 109 ratings 
51. 
Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives
by:
Adam J. Kurtz
3.93 avg rating — 1,730 ratings 53. 
The Creativity Conundrum: A Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Creative Family Manifesto: Encouraging Imagination and Nurturing Family Connections 3.56 avg rating — 484 ratings
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Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self
by:
Manoush Zomorodi
3.72 avg rating — 4,865 ratings 
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)
by:
James C. Kaufman
3.99 avg rating — 80 ratings 59. 
The INFJ Writer: Cracking the Creative Genius of the World's Rarest Type
by:
Lauren Sapala
4.28 avg rating — 809 ratings 61. 
Defying the Crowd: Simple Solutions to the Most Common Relationship Problems 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional
by:
Agustín Fuentes
3.91 avg rating — 532 ratings 
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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
by:
Shakti Gawain
4.12 avg rating — 26,147 ratings 
67. 
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative 3.97 avg rating — 14,015 ratings
69. 
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative
by:
Danielle Krysa
3.67 avg rating — 1,685 ratings 
71. 
The Mental Game of Writing: How to Overcome Obstacles, Stay Creative and Productive, and Free Your Mind for Success
by:
James Scott Bell
4.16 avg rating — 484 ratings 73. 
Creativity and Deviance: A Special Issue of creativity Research Journal
by:
Mark A. Runco
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating 73. 
Let Me Out: Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas to Life
by:
Peter Himmelman
3.69 avg rating — 171 ratings 
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The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even if You're a Lazy, Self-Doubting Procrastinator Like Me
by:
Phyllis Korkki
3.24 avg rating — 225 ratings 
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On Being Stuck: Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer's Block
by:
Laraine Herring
3.64 avg rating — 76 ratings 79. 
How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 Games to Develop the Mind
by:
Edward de Bono
3.69 avg rating — 417 ratings 79. 
Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses
by:
Amy Whitaker
3.62 avg rating — 199 ratings 
81. 
The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain 3.90 avg rating — 808 ratings
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Fire Up Your Writing Brain: How to Use Proven Neuroscience to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Writer
by:
Susan Reynolds
3.82 avg rating — 186 ratings 83. 
The Creative Process: Reflections on Invention in the Arts and Sciences 3.72 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Think Like an Artist: and Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
by:
Will Gompertz
3.85 avg rating — 2,293 ratings 
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Serious Creativity: Using The Power Of Lateral Thinking To Create New Ideas
by:
Edward de Bono
3.82 avg rating — 510 ratings 
93. 
A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: using your explorer, artist, judge, & warrior to be more creative
by:
Roger Von Oech
3.97 avg rating — 229 ratings 93. 
Serious Creativity 2 - The Need For Creative Thinking & The Application of Creative Thinking
by:
Edward de Bono
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 95. 
Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises To Wake Up Your Brain
by:
Stefan Mumaw
3.81 avg rating — 353 ratings 95. 
Eureka! An Illustrated History of Inventions From the Wheel to the Computer
by:
Edward de Bono
4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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Letters to Thinkers: Further Thoughts on Lateral Thinking
by:
Edward de Bono
3.40 avg rating — 25 ratings 
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The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are
by:
Danny Gregory
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,822 ratings