25 recommended books on creative thinking, courtesy of Saboteur creative director Nick Eagleton

In our How to Have Ideas workshop, Nick explains that a lot of books have been written on ideas and creativity; and he's read them all — boiling down the best bits — so you don't need to. But you probably want to, so here they all are.
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25 books on ideas and creativity

1
12 Rules of Creativity — by Michael Atavar
2
Do Improvise: Less Push. More Pause. Better Results. A New Approach to Work (and Life) — by Robert Poynton
3
The Misfit Economy — by Alexa Clay
4
Think Like A Designer, Don’t Act Like One — by Jeroen Van Erp
5
How to do better creative work — by Steve Harrison
6
Hegarty on Creativity: There are No Rules — by John Hegarty
7
A User Guide To The Creative Mind: Understanding where ideas come from and helping you have more of them— by Dave Biess
8
Defining creativity: the art and science of great ideas — by Wouter Boon
9
Any Ideas?: Tips and Techniques to Help You Think Creatively — by Rob Eastaway
10
One Plus One Equals Three:: A Masterclass in Creative Thinking — by Dave Trott
11
Brutal Simplicity of Thought: How It Changed the World — by Lord Saatchi
12
A Technique for Producing Ideas — by James Webb Young
13
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative, Roger von Oech
14
The Art of Creative Thinking — by Rod Judkins
15
Idea Work: Lessons of the Extraordinary in Everyday Creativity
16
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be — by Paul Arden
17
Do Story: How to Tell Your Story So the World Listens — by Bobette Buster
18
The Ideas Book: 60 ways to generate ideas visually — by Kevin Duncan
19
Creative Mischief — by Dave Trott
20
Ideas Generation: Tools for Being Constantly Fresh, Creative and Original — by Rosemary Herceg & Tim Flattery
21
The 46 Rules of Genius: An Innovator's Guide to Creativity — by Marty Neumeier
22
The Creative Habit (Learn It and Use It for Life) — by Twyla Tharp
23
How to Have Great Ideas: A Guide to Creative Thinking — by John Ingledew
24
Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite — by Paul Arden
25
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America’s Master Communicator — by George Lois