Recommended Readings On Creativity

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The document provides a list of over 80 recommended readings on creativity from various authors and publications.

Some of the recommended readings mentioned include The Care and Feeding of Ideas by James L. Adams, Growing up Creative by Teresa M. Amabile, Use Your Head by Tony Buzan, and The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

Authors and works mentioned include Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, Roger L. Firestien and Leading on the Creative Edge, and Howard Gardner and Creating Minds.

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Recommended Readings on Creativity


Adams, James L. (1986). The Care and Feeding of Ideas. New York: Addison-Wesley. Amabile, Teresa M. (1992). Growing up Creative: Nuturing a Lifetime of Creativity. Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation Press. Bandler, Richard (1985). Using Your Brain---for a Change. Moab, UT: Real People Press. de Bono, Edward (1992). Serious Creativity. New York: Harper Collins. Boorstin, Daniel J. (1992). The Creators. New York: Random House. Buzan, Tony (1982). Use Your Head. London: Ariel Books. Buzan, Tony & Buzan, Barry (1993). The Mind Map Book. New York: Penguin Books. Caine, Renate Nummela, & Caine, Geoffrey (1994). Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain. Menlo Park, CA: Addison Wesley. Cameron, Julia. (2002). The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. New York: Jeremy P. TarcherPutnam. Campbell, David (1977). Take the Road to Creativity and Get off Your Dead End. Niles, IL: Argus Communication. Couger, J. Daniel (1995). Creative Problem Solving and Opportunity Finding. Danvers, MA: boyd & fraser. Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Collins. Dacey, John S. (1989). Fundamentals of Creative Thinking. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. Dacey, John S., & Lennon, Kathleen H. (1998). Understanding Creativity. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Davis, Gary A. (1999). Creativity is Forever. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing. Edwards, Betty (1979). Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, Inc. Feldhusen, John F.; Treffinger, Donald J. (1985). Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Gifted Education. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
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Feldman, David H., Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly., & Gardner, Howard (1994). Changing the World: A Framework for the Study of Creativity. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Firestien, Roger L. (1996). Leading on the Creative Edge: Gaining Competitive Advantage through the Power of Creative Problem Solving. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press. Firestien, Roger L. (1998). Why Didn't I Think of that? a Guide to Better Ideas and Decision Making: A Fable. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Systems Group. Flach, Frederic (Ed.). (1988). Creative Mind. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Fox, Jon Michael; Fox, Ronni Lea. (2000). Exploring the Nature of Creativity. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Fritz, Robert (1991). Creating. New York: Fawcett Columbine. Gardner, Howard (1993). Creating Minds. New York: BasicBooks. Gawain, Shakti. (1982). Creative Visualization. New York: Bantam Books. Gingerich, Owen. (1982). Scientific Genius and Creativity: Readings from Scientific American. New York: W. H. Freeman. Goleman, Daniel, Kaufman, Paul, & Ray, Michael (1992). The Creative Spirit. New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. Gordon, William J. J. (1961). Synectics, the Development of Creative Capacity. New York: Harper. Gronhaug, K., Kaufmann, G. (1988). Innovation: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective. Oslo, Norway: Norwegian University Press. Hall, Doug; Wecker, David. (1995). Jump Start Your Brain. New York: Warner Books. Herrmann, Ned (1996). The Whole Brain Business Book. New York: McGraw-Hill. Ijiri, Yuji.; Kuhn, Robert Lawrence. (1988). New Directions in Creative and Innovative Management: Bridging Theory and Practice. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing. Isaksen, Scott G., Dorval, K. Brian, & Treffinger, Donald J. (2000). Creative Approaches to Problem Solving (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. Isaksen, Scott G.; Murdock, Mary C.; Firestien, Roger L.; Treffinger, Donald J. (1993). The Emergence of a Discipline: Nurturing and Developing Creativity. Norwood, NJ: Ablex
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Isaksen, Scott G. (2000). Facilitative Leadership: Making a Difference with Creative Problem Solving. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Isaksen, Scott G. (1987). Frontiers in Creativity Research: Beyond the Basics. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Koberg, Don; Bagnall, Jim. (1981). The All New Universal Traveler: A Soft-systems Guide to Creativity, Problem-solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals. Los Altos, CA: William Kaufman. Koestler, Arthur. (1964). The Act of Creation. London: Hutchinson. Land, George, & Jarman, Beth (1992). Break-point and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today. New York: Harper Business. Levesque, Lynne (2001). Breakthrough Creativity. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing. Lumsdaine, Edward, & Lumsdaine, Monica (1995). Creative Problem Solving: Thinking Skills for a Changing World. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. McMeekin, Gail (2000). The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women. New York: MJF Books. Michalko, Michael (1991). Thinkertoys. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Miller, Blair; Vehar, Jonathan; Firestien, Roger. (2001). CPS Facilitation: A Door to Creative Leadership. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Systems Group. Noller, Ruth B.; Treffinger, Donald J.; Houseman, Elwood. (1979). It's a Gas to Be Gifted or CPS for the Gifted and Talented. Buffalo, NY: D. O. K. Publishers. Noller, Ruth B. (1977). Scratching the Surface of Creative Problem Solving. Buffalo, NY: D. O. K. Publishers. Orech, Roger von (1983). A Whack in the Side of the Head. New York: Warner Books. Osborn, Alex F. (1993). Applied Imagination (3rd ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Parnes, Sidney J. (1997). Optimize the Magic of Your Mind. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Parnes, Sidney J.; Harding, Harold F. (1962). A Source Book for Creative Thinking. New York: Scribners.

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Piirto, Jane (1998). Understanding those Who Create (2nd ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Paychology Press, Inc. Puccio, Gerard J.; Murdock, Mary C. (1999). Creativity Assessment: Readings and Resources. Hadley, MA: Creative Education Foundation Press. Rees, Fran (1998). The Facilitator Excellence Handbook: Helping People Work Creatively and Productively Together. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. Reisman,F.K. (2006). Diagnostic Mathematics Assessment (DMA).Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. Contracted. Reisman, F.K. and Torrance, E.P. (2002). Learning mathematics creatively: Place value. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. Rickards, T. (1985). Stimulating Innovation: A Systems Approach. New York: St. Martin's Press Root-Bernstein, Robert, & Root-Berstein, Michele (1999). Sparks of Genius. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company. Rothenberg, Albert, & Hausman, Carl (Eds.). (1976). The Creativity Question. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Runco, Mark A.; Pritzker, Steven A. (1999). Encyclopedia of Creativity [2 volumes]. New York: Academic Press. Stein, Morris I. (1974). Stimulating Creativity, Volume 1: Individual Procedures. New York: Academic Press. Stein, Morris I. (1975). Stimulating Creativity, Volume 2: Group Procedures. New York: Academic Press. Sternberg, Robert J. (1999). Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Torrance, E. Paul. (1979). The Search for Satori and Creativity. Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation. Torrance, E. Paul (1995). Why Fly? A Philosophy of Creativity. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing. Torrance, E.P. and Reisman, F.K. (2000). Learning mathematics creatively: Word problems. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service.

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Torrance, E.P. and Reisman, F.K. (2000). Learning mathematics creatively: Primes, fractions, decimals. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. VanGundy, Arthur B. (1988). Techniques of Structured Problem Solving. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Vehar, Jonathan R.; Firestien, Roger L.; Miller, Blair. (2001). Creativity Unbound: An Introduction to Creative Process. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Resources.

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