Now that you are equipped with the fundamental understanding about what causes creative block, how to overcome it and how to achieve a stronger mind, here is a list of resources that will help you dig deep into each topic interest according to your profession. This may not be a complete list in the whole wide world, so when you know a great book to add into the collection, please let me know. Enjoy the booklist!

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Here is a list of Professional Directories for various different industries that I gather for your convenience. Professional Directories is a very important book for all of us wanting to get serious in the business. It tells you all the who-what-where and sometimes the how to do it right the first time. It is a great reference of networks and a vast collection of vendors, and business to business partners.

A few days ago, I wrote an article about Brand Positioning Analysis. The article guides you to better understand the market by observing your competitors and consumer behaviors. To learn more about the article, click the link here.

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Recently I wrote an article titled Sparkling Creativity. It talks about having explored certain activities can actually increase your creative juice. The article also mentioned about sample of things you can do and discuss the reasoning why we should do it. If you are interested in growing creatively, I would suggest you to exercise and stretch your mind; get inspired and you will see things in new ways. To read more details of the article, please click this link.

Below are books that I enlisted for you, that talks about ways and guidelines to teach you the creative thinking process on a more specific subject. Read these books as supplements to become more critical and innovative in your profession.

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Are you someone who who engages in the profession of architecture? This article is a starting place for browsing all architectural magazines out there around the world.

Based on what I have researched, here’s a long list of the magazines  (more…)

This is a long list of photography magazines dedicated for you – professionals photographers and shutterbugs – wherever you are. I am also providing a link on how to subscribe and to browse for reviews.

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Got addicted on creative articles and inspirations on design? Here is a list of Design Magazines from around the world with links to review and how you can purchase them.

Please let me know if you know something that we don’t know and I’d be happy to add it to the list.

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Breaking News: Dan Brown’s New Novel The Lost Symbol will be released on September 15, 2009.

Now, after 5 years, Dan Brown is about to unveil his new novel. The Lost Symbol is the follow up to Dan Brown’s #1 International Phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, which sold for 80 million copies in 51 languages.

“The Lost Symbol is a brilliant and compelling thriller. Dan Brown’s prodigious talent for storytelling, infused with history, codes and intrigue, is on full display in this new book. This is one of the most anticipated publications in recent history, and it was well worth the wait,” said Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor in Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Brown’s longtime editor, Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday said, “Nothing ever is as it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. This book’s narrative takes place in a twelve-hour period, and from the first page, Dan’s readers will feel the thrill of discovery as they follow Robert Langdon through a masterful and unexpected new landscape. The Lost Symbol is full of surprises.”

Pre-order the novel now, and you will get it on the very day of publication, September 15. Or if you have a Kindle, pre-order the Kindle edition, and you will get it while you sleep.