Creative Life

A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more “The Book of Alchemy proves on every...

What happens when your life doesn’t go the way you thought it would? When things don’t resolve. When answers don’t come. When the future you imagined quietly falls away… and you find yourself standing in something you didn’t choose. There is a moment, often subtle, when you realize: This is your life now. Not the one you planned. Not the one you worked toward. Not the one you thought would make everything make sense. Just this one. A Beautiful Life… Anyway is a quiet, honest exploration of what it means to live fully inside that moment. Not by fixing everything. Not by finding ...

The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process

Welcome to the Creative Club smashes the myth that creativity is reserved for the chosen few and invites people to make life their biggest art project. This book is for anyone who’s felt stuck in someone else’s story, silenced by self-doubt, or afraid they’ve lost their creativity—and is ready to remember what it means to create and live fully.

What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessness, and that time is not ours but God's. Our home and our duties can, just like a monastery, teach us those things. The vocation of monastic men and women is to physically withdraw from the world. But the principle is equally valid for those of us who cannot go off to monasteries. Certain vocations offer the same kind of opportunity for contemplation, and provide a desert for reflection.

A passionate and inspiring guide to creating a life built around the creative process. This groundbreaking new work from the best-selling author of The Artist's Way, guides listeners in creating a vision for their lives in which art and life are inextricably linked. According to Julia Cameron, when we allow our creative spirit to serve as our compass, we discover that the art we have always longed to create is suddenly within our grasp. In The Creative Life, Cameron shows listeners how to use their creative hearts and minds to cultivate lives that nourish and sustain their art.

Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century. With his unparalleled voice and searing on-stage energy, he was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world. But behind the glamour lived a musician and lyricist talented beyond measure, and the creative...

Creating a Life is a powerful commentary on the importance of the examined life, illustrating how we may arrive at an understanding of our life choices and relationships by exploring our core complexes and personal history. With insight and compassion grounded in the humanist side of analytical psychology, Hollis elucidates the circuitous way of individuation. The text is deeply enriched by the inclusion of poems and excerpts from the works of many modern writers (including John Fowles, Rilke, D.H Lawrence, Thoreau, Pascal and Kierkegaard).

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’sBig Magicand Anne Lamott’sBird by Bird. Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her...

#1 New York Times Bestseller At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you...

All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with 32 practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable 35-year career.

In The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Edith Schaeffer masterfully uncovers the profound yet often overlooked influence that creativity and artistry can have in the sanctuary of our homes. This timeless guide invites readers to transform their everyday living spaces into nurturing havens of beauty and inspiration, through simple acts of decoration, hospitality, and thoughtful care.

“The Way Forward will help every reader master their own challenges—this is a must-read book!” —Admiral Bill McRaven, U.S. Navy (Retired) and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed American Sniper meets Make Your Bed in these life lessons from decorated United States...

Transform your home and life in just a few weekends, even if you've struggled with clutter for years. Are you overwhelmed by the sentimental clutter that fills your home, or perhaps you worry about the environmental impact of your belongings? Do you wish for practical guidance that respects your emotional readiness for change and aligns with your eco-friendly lifestyle? Or maybe you're curious about the cultural insights of Swedish Death Cleaning and how it might help you embrace a more mindful and purposeful life? If you nodded along to any of these, you're not alone. Many individuals ...

Creating a unique, immersive setting one life form at a time. This book is a detailed how-to guide on inventing the heart of every imaginary world - life. With chapters on creating gods, species/races, plants, animals, monsters, heroes, villains, and even undead, it draws on the author's quarter century of world building experience. Pointed questions, and an examination of answers and their repercussions, will help readers decide on goals, how to reach them, and whether they are even worth pursuing.

Ever been called a Nice Girl, as if your only option is to stay quiet, wait your turn, and accept less than you deserve? Who decided being nice means you don’t get to take what’s yours? For too long, women have been forced into a binary trap: Be the Ice Queen who burns bridges to get ahead, or the Nice Girl who gets left behind picking up the pieces. We’ve been conditioned to believe our kindness is a liability. That our empathy somehow weakens our ambition. So we shrink ourselves to fit into rooms that were never designed for us… and wait for permission that never comes.

So many of us were taught that wealth comes through pressure, hustle, and constant sacrifice. Yet the harder we chase money, the more tension and unease we often feel. Your Unique Path to Wealth offers a gentler way. In this warm, contemplative audiobook, Eric John Campbell invites you to see money not as something to fight for, but as a loving energy that responds to the way you treat yourself. At the heart of the book is a simple idea: self-love is the foundation of an abundant life, and your intuition already knows the path that is right for you.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST ...

What if you could defuse tension and create accord in even the most volatile situations—just by changing the way you spoke? Over the past 35 years, Marshall Rosenberg has done just that, peacefully resolving conflicts in families, schools, businesses, and governments in 30 countries all over...

Reclaim your time. Redesign your life. Live on your terms—starting now. Most people chase financial freedom, convinced that’s the finish line. The real win isn’t financial independence someday; it’s time freedom today. And getting there doesn’t have to mean walking away from your career, selling everything, or betting it all on one risky move. Simple, deliberate shifts can create more time, more choice, and more freedom without putting your financial security on the line.