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Annie Murphy Paul Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Annie Murphy Paul is a science writer and author. Writer, thinker. Author of 'The Extended Mind'; also 'Origins' and 'The Cult of Personality.' Now writing the Science of Creativity newsletter.

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Book Cover for: It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be, Paul Arden

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be

Paul Arden
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It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be, by Paul Arden Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design, edited by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, and Steven Heller Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, by Austin Kleon

Paperback, 2003

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations, Thomas Moore

Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations

Thomas Moore
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The quote from Thomas Moore comes from his new book, "Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations," which I highly recommend. https://t.co/A464MpKtJ1 @thomasmooreSoul 6/6

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, Annie Murphy Paul

The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

Annie Murphy Paul
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of interoception: 'an awareness of the inner state of the body' according to Annie Murphy Paul, author of The Extended Mind. Paul also highlights research that suggests that the body can actually be more rational than the brain." https://t.co/GxyYsivzOx

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide, John Cleese

Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide

John Cleese
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide, by John Cleese Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results, by Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg

Hardcover, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: You Are a Message: Meditations for the Creative Entrepreneur, Guillaume Wolf

You Are a Message: Meditations for the Creative Entrepreneur

Guillaume Wolf
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Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It, by Ian Leslie You Are a Message: Meditations for the Creative Entrepreneur, by Guillaume Wolf To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers, by Philippe Petit Geometry of Design, by Kimberly Elam

Paperback, 2015

$17.50$8.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity, Scott Berkun

The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity

Scott Berkun
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The Dance of The Possible: A Mostly Honest and Completely Irreverent Guide to Creativity, by Scott Berkun The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas, by David Burkus

Paperback, 2017

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence, Jessica Lahey

The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence

Jessica Lahey
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Thank you so much, Jess! Jess is the writer who changed the way many of us think about parenting with her book "The Gift of Failure." And now she has a very important new book out: "The Addiction Inoculation": https://t.co/qbXcjaRv2m https://t.co/j7pWZHpRmw

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective, Mark Epstein

Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

Mark Epstein
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That was an interesting moment in the conversation, Amitha! Ezra described how an idea for a column popped into his head, and he wondered, "Who thought that thought?...Who is thinking?" I recommended he read the book "Thoughts Without a Thinker," by Mark Epstein (@Mepstein108) https://t.co/l4D5ZaMWLP

Paperback, 1997

$23.72$11.86 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, Lisa Damour

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

Lisa Damour
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Lisa Damour is the wisest psychologist I know—if you have a teenage girl in your life, check out her books "Untangled" and "Under Pressure." Really honored by these words from her! Thank you, Lisa. https://t.co/uAmbvPieQO

Paperback, 2020

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan Cain

Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

Susan Cain
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My dear friend @susancain, author of the much-loved book QUIET, has a new book out today, titled BITTERSWEET. I think it is both timeless and exactly the right book for this moment. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551554/bittersweet-by-susan-cain/

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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