The Art of War

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun…

Show Your Work!

Practical ways to share your process and build an audience without self-promotion pressure.

Steal Like an Artist

When asked to talk to students at Broome Community College in upstate New York in the spring of 2011, Austin Kleon wrote a simple list often things he wished he’d…

The Four Agreements

In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements…

The Daily Stoic

Why have history’s greatest minds embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better…

The War of Art

A punchy call to overcome resistance and do the work you say you want to do.

The Dip

The old saying is wrong—winners do quit, and quitters do win.Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets harder and less…

Make Your Bed

Inspired by the advice Admiral William H. McRaven gave in a graduation speech that went viral, this book is a reminder that sometimes little things can have a big impact.