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Behind the scenes of the movies and shows that captivate the world

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How Not to Be a Boy
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Robert Webb

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Canongate Books, 2017.

Go Like Hell
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A.J. Baime

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Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Bantam, 2010.

The Ride of a Lifetime
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Robert Iger

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Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Random House, 2019.

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Rick Rubin

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A Way of Being. Penguin Press, 2023.

Creativity, Inc.
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Amy Wallace

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Overseeing the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Random House, 2014.

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Tools of TItans
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Tim Ferriss

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The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Mariner Books, 2016.

The Spiritual Artist
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Christopher J. Miller

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We are Designed to Create. 2020.

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Rick Rubin

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A Way of Being. Penguin Press, 2023.

The Ride of a Lifetime
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Robert Iger

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Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Random House, 2019.

Two Wheels Good
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Jody Rosen

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The History and Mystery of the Bicycle. Crown, 2022

Will in the World
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Stephen Greenblatt

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How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

Acting
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Frank Catalano

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How to Get Started. Lexington Avenue Press. 2023

Screaming for Pleasure
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S.A. Bradley

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How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy. Coal Cracker Press, 2018.

Humor, Seriously
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Jennifer Aaker

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Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and in Life. Currency. 2021

What Is a Superhero?
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Robin S. Rosenberg

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What Is a Superhero? Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Educated
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Tara Westover

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A Memoir. Random House, 2018.

The World History of Animation
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Stephen Cavalier

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The World History of Animation. Quarto Publishing, 2011.

Two Hours
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Ed Caesar

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The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon. Simon and Schuster, 2015.

All About Me!
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Mel Brooks

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My Remarkable Life in Show Business. Ballantine Books, 2021.

The Little Book of Talent
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Daniel Coyle

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52 Tips for Improving Your Skills. Bantam, 2012.

Seven Games
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Oliver Roeder

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A Human History. W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.

How Not to Be a Boy
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Robert Webb

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Canongate Books, 2017.

Creativity, Inc.
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Ed Catmull

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Overseeing the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Random House, 2014.

A Curious Mind
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Brian Grazer

13 min read

The Secret to a Bigger Life. Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Real Artists Don't Starve
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Jeff Goins

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Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age. Nelson Books, 2017.

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Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Bantam, 2010.

The Ride of a Lifetime
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Robert Iger

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Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Random House, 2019.

The Creative Act
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Rick Rubin

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A Way of Being. Penguin Press, 2023.

Creativity, Inc.
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Amy Wallace

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Overseeing the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Random House, 2014.

The One Hour Content Plan
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Meera Kothand

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The Solopreneur’s Guide to a Year’s Worth of Blog Post Ideas in 60 Minutes and Creating Content That Hooks and Sells. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.

Originals
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Adam Grant

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How Non-Conformists Move the World. Viking, 2016.

Powers of Two
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Joshua Wolf Shenk

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Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

This is Going to Hurt
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Adam Kay

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Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident. Picador, 2019.

The Little Book of Talent
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Daniel Coyle

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52 Tips for Improving Your Skills. Bantam, 2012.

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Rejection Proof

Rejection Proof

Jia Jiang

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A fascinating look at rejection from every angle, from understanding and overcoming the fear of rejection to learning how to increase your chances of a yes while becoming perfectly okay with a no.

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