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Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Advice for those who work -- or desire to work -- in creative fields, such as writing, painting, acting, composing, or making crafts, with a focus on overcoming blocks and completing projects. Author has over three decades of experience working as a therapist and coach to creative clients"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Book
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
When President Roosevelt took the oath of office in 1933, he was facing a devastated nation. Four years into the Great Depression, 13 million American workers were jobless. What people wanted were jobs, not handouts, and in 1935, after a variety of temporary relief measures, a permanent nationwide jobs program was created--the Works Progress Administration, which would forever change the physical landscape and the social policies of the United States....
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Presents the Sandman's origin story from the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured.
"Twenty-five years since THE SANDMAN first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back in a deluxe hardcover edition! THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE heralds New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (BATWOMAN, PROMETHEA),...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the bicentennial of Frankenstein, join Mary Shelley on the night she created the most frightening monster the world has ever seen. On a stormy night two hundred years ago, a young woman sat in a dark house and dreamed of her life as a writer. She longed to follow the path her own mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, had started down, but young Mary Shelley had yet to be inspired. As the night wore on, Mary grew more anxious. The next day was the deadline...
Author
Publisher
South Dakota State Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal. It leads him far from home, but at last he finds a herd of the strange new creatures. They are horses that shimmer with color and run swift as the wind. The Lakota capture and tame them, and the people grow rich and powerful. They become filled with pride. With their newfound strength they rule over the plains. Then the Great Spirit, who gave the gift of the horse, takes it away. Written in both...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Make Bad Art. Make Messy Art. Make Art that Heals You, Grounds You and Inspires You to Have More Compassion for Your Body and Yourself. You are inherently creative. Yes, you. Even if you've never picked up a paintbrush before, registered art therapist Ashlee Bennett will teach you how to reclaim your creativity and make amends with your body using art.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A writer for the New Yorker explores the themes and complex influence of George Eliot's Middlemarch, discussing how her own repeated readings of the literary classic shaped her education, career, relationships and family life.
Author
Publisher
Batsford
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Using a combination of paper, textiles, found objects, pencil, ink and paint, Shelley Rhodes shows how a sketchbook can act as an illustrated diary, a visual catalogue of a journey or experience or as a starting point for more developed work. Illustrated, it also includes examples from leading textile and mixed-media artists.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
""With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — The Artist’s Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it."—The New York Times "Morning Pages have become a household name, a shorthand for unlocking your creative potential"—Vogue Over four million copies sold! Since its first publication, The Artist's...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The creation of humankind begins with Nuwa, a lonely young goddess, a handful of clay, and a single "hello" in this vibrant and touching tale inspired by Chinese mythology. "Wang breathes new life into the story of the Chinese goddess of creation. . . . Eye-popping illustrations bring the charm in this novel folktale retelling." Kirkus Reviews Many years ago, when the world was still young, Nüwa was the only person on Earth. She loved to play...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"We were made to create. But our troubled world doesn't make it easy. Few people understand this better than acclaimed hip-hop artist and creative polymath Sho Baraka. With unforgettable prose and crisp storytelling, Sho will inspire you to speak truth, chase beauty, and live out the deep satisfaction of your life's true work"--
78) Song of creation
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A meditation on solitude as a font of creativity and spirituality. Known for his lyrical prose and clear insight, Fenton Johnson explores what it means to be not "single"-meaningless outside of coupledom-but "solitary," able to be alone, inclined to mine the treasures of inner life. Americans tend to celebrate "fortress marriage," turning an equal right into an omnivorous expectation, marginalizing solitaries as odd, even potentially threatening....
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