Arts, Games & Media

493 books, ranked by score.

2008–2026

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman

Recommended by 174 · mentioned by 306174 recommend · 306 mention174 recommend · 306174 recommend

2008–2026

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 7856 recommend · 78 mention56 recommend · 7856 recommend

2009–2026

Impro

Keith Johnstone

Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 7258 recommend · 72 mention58 recommend · 7258 recommend

2010–2026

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

United States. Office of Strategic Services., Sgt Wolf, Stratigic Services, The Director of Strategic Services

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 669 recommend · 66 mention9 recommend · 669 recommend

2010–2026

Racing the Beam

Nick Montfort, Ian Bogost

Recommended by 39 · mentioned by 4839 recommend · 48 mention39 recommend · 4839 recommend

2010–2026

Watchmen

Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, John Higgins, DC Comics

Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 4722 recommend · 47 mention22 recommend · 4722 recommend

Blood, sweat, and pixelsJason Schreier2017–2026

Blood, sweat, and pixels

Jason Schreier

Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 4228 recommend · 42 mention28 recommend · 4228 recommend

2009–2025

The Artist's Way

Julia Cameron

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 3927 recommend · 39 mention27 recommend · 3927 recommend

2014–2026

Addiction by design

Natasha Dow Schüll

Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 3830 recommend · 38 mention30 recommend · 3830 recommend

2023–2026

A City on Mars

Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3823 recommend · 38 mention23 recommend · 3823 recommend

2009–2026

Art & fear

David Bayles, Ted Orland

Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3719 recommend · 37 mention19 recommend · 3719 recommend

2014–2026

Console Wars

Blake J. Harris

Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 3416 recommend · 34 mention16 recommend · 3416 recommend

2011–2026

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3324 recommend · 33 mention24 recommend · 3324 recommend

2008–2026

Sun Tzu's art of war

General Tao Hanzhang, Tao Hanzhang

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 327 recommend · 32 mention7 recommend · 327 recommend

2009–2026

Playing to Win

David Sirlin

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 3227 recommend · 32 mention27 recommend · 3227 recommend

2007–2026

The Dilbert Principle

Scott Adams

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 3112 recommend · 31 mention12 recommend · 3112 recommend

Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin2015–2026

Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2915 recommend · 29 mention15 recommend · 2915 recommend

2023–2026

The Creative Act

Rick Rubin

Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2618 recommend · 26 mention18 recommend · 2618 recommend

2008–2026

The Eudaemonic Pie

Thomas A. Bass

Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2518 recommend · 25 mention18 recommend · 2518 recommend

2009–2025

In the Land of Invented Languages

Arika Okrent

Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 2421 recommend · 24 mention21 recommend · 2421 recommend

2019–2024

How to Do Nothing

Jenny Odell

Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 2217 recommend · 22 mention17 recommend · 2217 recommend

2008–2026

This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel J. Levitin

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 2010 recommend · 20 mention10 recommend · 2010 recommend

2009–2025

Musicophilia

Oliver Sacks

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1911 recommend · 19 mention11 recommend · 1911 recommend

2008–2024

The Geek Atlas

John Graham-Cumming

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 127 recommend · 12 mention7 recommend · 127 recommend

2012–2026

On Photography

Susan Sontag

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1812 recommend · 18 mention12 recommend · 1812 recommend

2007–2026

The Dilbert future

Scott Adams

Recommended by 1 · mentioned by 181 recommend · 18 mention1 recommend · 181 recommend

2009–2026

The computer music tutorial

Curtis Roads

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1811 recommend · 18 mention11 recommend · 1811 recommend

2013–2026

Designing Games

Tynan Sylvester

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 1815 recommend · 18 mention15 recommend · 1815 recommend

The four seasonsAntonio Vivaldi2007–2024

The four seasons

Antonio Vivaldi

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 186 recommend · 18 mention6 recommend · 186 recommend

2008–2026

In the blink of an eye

Walter Murch

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1811 recommend · 18 mention11 recommend · 1811 recommend

2011–2024

Reality Is Broken

Jane McGonigal

Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 185 recommend · 18 mention5 recommend · 185 recommend

2009–2023

The Manga Guide to Databases

Mana Takahashi, Mana Takahashi; Shōko Azuma; Ōmusha.

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1711 recommend · 17 mention11 recommend · 1711 recommend

2010–2026

How Music Works

David Byrne

Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1713 recommend · 17 mention13 recommend · 1713 recommend

2010–2025

The animator's survival kit

Richard Williams

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1611 recommend · 16 mention11 recommend · 1611 recommend

2007–2022

Story

Robert McKee

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1611 recommend · 16 mention11 recommend · 1611 recommend

2008–2022

Beat the Dealer

Edward O. Thorp

Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 155 recommend · 15 mention5 recommend · 155 recommend

2008–2022

Musimathics

Gareth Loy

Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 1514 recommend · 15 mention14 recommend · 1514 recommend

2013–2026

Playing at the World

Jon Peterson

Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1513 recommend · 15 mention13 recommend · 1513 recommend

2015–2023

Stay Awhile and Listen : Book II

Amie C. E. Kline, David L. Craddock

Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 158 recommend · 15 mention8 recommend · 158 recommend

2009–2026

The Mathematics of Poker

Bill Chen, Jerrod Ankenman

Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 1514 recommend · 15 mention14 recommend · 1514 recommend

2020–2026

Sid Meier's Memoir!

Sid Meier

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1410 recommend · 14 mention10 recommend · 1410 recommend

2014–2026

The Ultimate History of Video Games

Steven L. Kent

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 149 recommend · 14 mention9 recommend · 149 recommend

2012–2026

The Future Was Here

Jimmy Maher

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1210 recommend · 12 mention10 recommend · 1210 recommend

A geometry of musicDmitri Tymoczko2011–2026

A geometry of music

Dmitri Tymoczko

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 119 recommend · 11 mention9 recommend · 119 recommend

2009–2026

The illusion of life

Frank Thomas Bullen, Ollie Johnston

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1312 recommend · 13 mention12 recommend · 1312 recommend

2012–2026

Four arguments for the elimination of television

Jerry Mander

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 86 recommend · 8 mention6 recommend · 86 recommend

2018–2026

The jazz theory book

Mark Levine

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1310 recommend · 13 mention10 recommend · 1310 recommend

2015–2024

The song machine

John Seabrook, Dion Graham

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 139 recommend · 13 mention9 recommend · 139 recommend

2012–2022

Effortless Mastery

Kenny Werner

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1210 recommend · 12 mention10 recommend · 1210 recommend

2016–2026

Designing sound

Andy Farnell

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1210 recommend · 12 mention10 recommend · 1210 recommend

2009–2026

Game Over

David Sheff

Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 118 recommend · 11 mention8 recommend · 118 recommend

How to Listen to and Understand Great MusicProfessor Robert Greenberg2010–2023

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music

Professor Robert Greenberg

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1210 recommend · 12 mention10 recommend · 1210 recommend

2010–2026

Tuning, timbre, spectrum, scale

William A. Sethares

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 119 recommend · 11 mention9 recommend · 119 recommend

2015–2026

Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag

Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 115 recommend · 11 mention5 recommend · 115 recommend

2008–2026

The Dark Knight returns

Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Lynn Varley

Recommended by 4 · mentioned by 114 recommend · 11 mention4 recommend · 114 recommend

2014–2024

Word Freak

Stefan Fatsis

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 117 recommend · 11 mention7 recommend · 117 recommend

2012–2024

The jazz piano book

Mark Levine

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 119 recommend · 11 mention9 recommend · 119 recommend

2010–2024

Soccernomics

Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski

Recommended by 3 · mentioned by 113 recommend · 11 mention3 recommend · 113 recommend

2010–2022

Balance of power

Chris Crawford

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 116 recommend · 11 mention6 recommend · 116 recommend

2015–2026

How Music Got Free

Stephen Witt

Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 118 recommend · 11 mention8 recommend · 118 recommend