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The bookshelf · 115 books · Art

Big books, distilled

The world's best non-fiction, re-told in our own words — a handful of ideas per book, minutes per idea. Read the summary, then buy the ones that deserve your shelf.

Draft No. 4John McPhee9 ideas · 9 minDesign as ArtBruno Munari9 ideas · 9 minDaily RitualsMason Currey9 ideas · 9 minCreativity, Inc.Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace10 ideas · 10 minConcerning the Spiritual in ArtWassily Kandinsky8 ideas · 8 minColor and LightJames Gurney8 ideas · 8 minChronicles: Volume OneBob Dylan9 ideas · 9 minChromophobiaDavid Batchelor8 ideas · 8 minCamera LucidaRoland Barthes9 ideas · 9 minBrunelleschi's DomeRoss King8 ideas · 8 minBright Earth: Art and the Invention of ColorPhilip Ball9 ideas · 9 minBlack: The History of a ColorMichel Pastoureau9 ideas · 9 minBird by BirdAnne Lamott9 ideas · 9 minBig MagicElizabeth Gilbert8 ideas · 8 minArt as TherapyAlain de Botton and John Armstrong9 ideas · 9 minArt as ExperienceJohn Dewey10 ideas · 10 minArt & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of ArtmakingDavid Bayles and Ted Orland9 ideas · 9 min33 Artists in 3 ActsSarah Thornton9 ideas · 9 min1971: Never a Dull MomentDavid Hepworth8 ideas · 8 min