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Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies by Sol Stein

Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies

Sol Stein

320 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction reference informative slow-paced
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Margaret Sayers Peden, Luis Sepúlveda, Chris Sheban

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly

Margaret Sayers Peden, Luis Sepúlveda, Chris Sheban

128 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio Kaku

Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

Michio Kaku

361 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Pixar Storytelling: Rules for Effective Storytelling Based on Pixar's Greatest Films by Dean Movshovitz

Pixar Storytelling: Rules for Effective Storytelling Based on Pixar's Greatest Films

Dean Movshovitz

124 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction business adventurous slow-paced
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Thomas Cathcart

215 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction philosophy lighthearted fast-paced
How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them by Sol Stein

How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them

Sol Stein

256 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction reference self help challenging informative slow-paced
Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Cosmos

Carl Sagan

504 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
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Tina Seelig

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

Tina Seelig

231 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction business self help informative inspiring slow-paced
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley

A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science

Barbara Oakley

7 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction psychology science self help reflective medium-paced
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro by Steve Stockman

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro

Steve Stockman

256 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0kq5's review
nonfiction art informative slow-paced