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Big Magic

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
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Publisher's Summary

Listeners of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process and showing us all just how easy it can be.

By sharing stories from her own life as well as from her friends and the people who have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity, tackle what we most love and face down what we most fear.

Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys.

©2015 Elizabeth Gilbert. All rights reserved. (P)2015 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic Reviews

"Gilbert dares us into adventures of worldly discovery." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"Smart but unpretentious, funny, warm, and generous. By the end of one of her books, you feel as if she is your friend, too." ( San Francisco Chronicle)

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Years of unanswered questions answered!

I've always been a creative person driven by inspiration & passion but never understood why I couldn't hold those feelings all the time or why when I stopping creating I'd feel like life had no meaning. This book explains all this & has helped me immensely in understanding how I work inside & what I have gone through as a creative person is normal! This book answers so many unanswered questions - a new ago of personal develop is revealed in this book. Am so grateful to have read it!

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Mind blowing

I didn't know what to expect from this book I loved the cover and the words spoke to me so I thought I would give it a go, I had no idea I would be so over the moon with this purchase, as a graphic design and web developer a lot of the creative talk really had me thinking and has set me on a path that will allow my creativity to grow without putting boundaries and financial pressure around it, I love the story's of the women who gets tattoos and I'm putting into practice going with what I want and what makes me feel good without looking to others for advice or permission

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Awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Elizabeth

Inspired me to do something I never thought I'd do. Easy to listen to & her retell of stories past were very enjoyable.

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Incredible

So brilliant! Like listening to an extended inspirational talk the entire time. Really hits home too

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Exactly what i needed to hear

This was an inspiring book addressing the very issues i experience on the creative journey.

If your suffering the rollercoaster ups and downs in writing, and getting stuck on a down, i recommend this book to lift you back up into a productive zone again. It puts everything your experiencing into perspective.

Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert for writing it.

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A must read.

This book, read by the author was pure MAGIC.
Liz has a such a good voice and the book itself it’s extremely well written.

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Inspiring and enjoyable

As with most texts, the actual concept here is pretty simple. But the author goes on to illustrate it with many colourful examples. I really enjoyed it. I found myself having to stop and tell my partner some of the stories, even though SHE recommended the book to me.

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powerful and creative

An amazing, creative and different way of looking at the world. Elizabeth puts life into perspecitve and also shares how unique and special we all are. This book is powerful and can chage the way you think about living the life you want to live.

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finf what you love and do it

Great book to help you find your creativity. enjoyed listening to this awesome nicely read book

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Required reading

What did you like most about Big Magic?

Liz Gilbert is practical AND inspired... she uses story telling to get to the heart of lessons learned over her career. I also love that the book is read by the author. She has a wonderful voice. I've listed to this twice and bought the book for others.

What did you like best about this story?

It's honest.

Have you listened to any of Elizabeth Gilbert’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I've seen her speak live and I also enjoyed Elizabeth Gilbert's pod casts. Love her work. This book is specific to creativity. It's a guidebook for living a creative life. (I'm not going to say self help...)

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I'll be using her analysis of fear in my coaching and training.

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