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Books like In the Blink of an Eye
The best books like In the Blink of an Eye are The Creative Habit, Steal Like an Artist, and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch is about film editing, craft and intuition, visual storytelling. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Creative Habit
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Twyla Tharp · Self-help
The Creative Habit is legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp's account of how creativity works in practice — not as inspiration but as habit, discipline, and preparation.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Steal Like an Artist
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Austin Kleon · Self-help
Steal Like an Artist is Austin Kleon's short, illustrated guide to the creative process, built around the premise that nothing is truly original — all creative work is built from and inspired by what came before.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King · Memoir
On Writing is Stephen King's memoir of the writing life combined with a practical toolkit for writers.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace · Business
Creativity, Inc.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Articulating Design Decisions
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Tom Greever · Business
Articulating Design Decisions addresses a gap that most design education ignores: knowing how to make good decisions is necessary but not sufficient.
Both dig into collaboration.
Read the summary → - Design Is Storytelling
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Ellen Lupton · Self-help
Design Is Storytelling is Ellen Lupton's compact guide to narrative thinking as a design skill.
Both dig into visual storytelling.
Read the summary → - Film Directing Shot by Shot
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Steven Katz · Self-help
Film Directing Shot by Shot is Steven Katz's practical guide to the visual language of cinema — how directors translate script to screen through choices about shot type, camera placement, staging, and the sequencing of images.
Both dig into visual storytelling.
Read the summary → - Making Movies
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Sidney Lumet · Biography
Making Movies is Sidney Lumet's account of how films get made, written by a director who spent fifty years making them.
Both dig into collaboration.
Read the summary → - Power and Love
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Adam Kahane · Business
Power and Love is Adam Kahane's attempt to resolve a tension he encountered repeatedly in his work facilitating multi-stakeholder processes on complex social problems: the people with power to make change rarely feel the need for love, and the people motivated by love rarely feel comfortable with power.
Both dig into collaboration.
Read the summary → - The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein · Memoir
The Autobiography of Alice B.
Both dig into collaboration.
Read the summary → - The Extended Mind
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Annie Murphy Paul · Science
The Extended Mind is Annie Murphy Paul's argument that the brain is not the only seat of cognition.
Both dig into collaboration.
Read the summary → - The Five C's of Cinematography
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The Five C's of Cinematography
Joseph Mascelli · Science
The Five C's of Cinematography is the most widely used introductory text on film technique in American film schools, still in print more than sixty years after its first publication.
Both dig into visual storytelling.
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Books like In the Blink of an Eye: quick answers
What are the best books like In the Blink of an Eye?
The best books like In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch are The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace, Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with In the Blink of an Eye, such as film editing, craft and intuition, visual storytelling.
What should I read after In the Blink of an Eye?
A natural next read after In the Blink of an Eye is The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. A kindred philosophy read. Other strong choices are Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace.
What books are similar to In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch?
In the Blink of an Eye centers on film editing, craft and intuition, visual storytelling. Books with a similar feel include The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace, Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever, Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
