Expand Your Mind By Reading!

Courtesy of Kipz11

Below, I have put together a little reading list compiled from the books I read while in college along with some I read on my own. There are also some books that were recommended to me by Empower Network.

I did this because one cannot improve if they have not yet learned from the past. It shall be updated as often as I am able.

I took time one day to go through Amazon.com and find these books at the lowest prices I could find. If you wish to purchase any of these books, click their titles. It will take you straight there.

Does anyone else have any ideas?

For Expanding And Empowering The Mind

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• ten poems to set you free by Roger Housden
• ten poems to change your life by Roger Housden
• Increase Your Financial IQ by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner
• Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know by Zig Ziglar

For Understanding Feminism

• Feminism Is For Everybody by bell hooks
• Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives
• Body Image: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice  by Thomas F. Cash PhD
• Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children by Sarah Grogan
• Assessing Male Body Image: Development and Validation of the Appearance Inventory for Men (AIM) by Daniel Agliata

Learn From Other Writers

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• The Unabridged Edgar Allen Poe
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories by Ben Marcus
• Seven Novels by Jane Austen (this book includes all of her novels)
• The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) by Nina Baym
• The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Single-Volume Edition) by Stephen Greenblatt
• The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volumes D-F: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century and After, 8th Edition by Stephen Greenblatt

Improving Your Own Writing

• Hypnotic Writing by Joe Vitale
• Language Myths by Laurie Bauer
• The 3 A.M. Epiphany by Brian Kiteley
• A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker
• 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley
• Fiction Writer’s Workshop by Josip Novakovich
• Writing Poetry by Chad Davidson and Gregory Fraser
• The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols by Adele Nozedar
• The Wadsworth Anthology of Poetry, Shorter Edition (with Poetry 21 CD-ROM) by Jay Parini
• How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
• The Writer’s Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Screenplays by Jack Heffron

Learn From Past Art

• Art across Time Volume One/Edition 4
• Critical Perspective on Art History/Edition 1
• Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends / Edition 3

Improving Your Anime/Manga Art

• How to Draw Manga: Costume Encyclopedia, Vol 1, Everyday Fashion by Hikaru Hayashi
• How to Draw Manga: Costume Encyclopedia, Vol. 2 Intimate Apparel by Hikaru Hayashi
• How To Draw Manga Volume 4: Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear (How to Draw Manga) by The Society for the Study of Manga Techniques
• How To Draw Manga: Ninja & Samurai Portrayal by Naho Fukagai, Team Esaka

Improving Your Fashion Illustrations

• Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique by Anna Kiper

Improving Your Mythological Creatures

• Drawing & Painting Fantasy Worlds by Finlay Cowan
• Fantastic Realms!: Draw Fantasy Characters, Creatures and Settings by V. Shane Colclough
• DragonArt Fantasy Characters: How to Draw Fantastic Beings and Incredible Creatures by J “Neondragon” Peffer

Improving Your People and Poses

• Drawing & Painting Fantasy Worlds by Finlay Cowan
• Fantastic Realms!: Draw Fantasy Characters, Creatures and Settings by V. Shane Colclough
• Comic Artist’s Photo Reference – People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images by Buddy Scalera
• DragonArt Fantasy Characters: How to Draw Fantastic Beings and Incredible Creatures by J “Neondragon” Peffer

Improving Your Photography

• Basic Photography 01: Composition by David Präkel
• The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography by National Geographic

Classical Mythologry

• The Iliad by Homer
• The Odyssey by Homer
• Tacticus: Annals Book 1 edited by N.P. Miller
• Metamorphoses by Ovid
• The Early History of Rome by Livy
• The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius
• Fall of the Roman Republic by Plutarch

Does anyone else have any ideas?