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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
New · Nonfiction, Art, Self Help

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

by Rick Rubin
2023 · 406 pages · Nonfiction
37 New ★ 3.94 on Goodreads · 103K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2023). 3.94★ from 103K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

37Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+27
  • Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6

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Practical, Thought-provoking

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