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Recommended Readings on Creativity

Adams, James L. (1986). The Care and Feeding of Ideas. New York: Addison-Wesley. Amabile, Teresa M. (1992). Growing up Creative: Nuturing a Lifetime of Creativity. Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation Press. Bandler, Richard (1985). Using Your Brain---for a Change. Moab, UT: Real People Press. de Bono, Edward (1992). Serious Creativity. New York: Harper Collins. Boorstin, Daniel J. (1992). The Creators. New York: Random House. Buzan, Tony (1982). Use Your Head. London: Ariel Books. Buzan, Tony & Buzan, Barry (1993). The Mind Map Book. New York: Penguin Books. Caine, Renate Nummela, & Caine, Geoffrey (1994). Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain. Menlo Park, CA: Addison Wesley. Cameron, Julia. (2002). The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. New York: Jeremy P. TarcherPutnam. Campbell, David (1977). Take the Road to Creativity and Get off Your Dead End. Niles, IL: Argus Communication. Couger, J. Daniel (1995). Creative Problem Solving and Opportunity Finding. Danvers, MA: boyd & fraser. Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Collins. Dacey, John S. (1989). Fundamentals of Creative Thinking. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. Dacey, John S., & Lennon, Kathleen H. (1998). Understanding Creativity. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Davis, Gary A. (1999). Creativity is Forever. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing. Edwards, Betty (1979). Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, Inc. Feldhusen, John F.; Treffinger, Donald J. (1985). Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Gifted Education. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
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Feldman, David H., Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly., & Gardner, Howard (1994). Changing the World: A Framework for the Study of Creativity. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Firestien, Roger L. (1996). Leading on the Creative Edge: Gaining Competitive Advantage through the Power of Creative Problem Solving. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press. Firestien, Roger L. (1998). Why Didn't I Think of that? a Guide to Better Ideas and Decision Making: A Fable. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Systems Group. Flach, Frederic (Ed.). (1988). Creative Mind. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Fox, Jon Michael; Fox, Ronni Lea. (2000). Exploring the Nature of Creativity. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Fritz, Robert (1991). Creating. New York: Fawcett Columbine. Gardner, Howard (1993). Creating Minds. New York: BasicBooks. Gawain, Shakti. (1982). Creative Visualization. New York: Bantam Books. Gingerich, Owen. (1982). Scientific Genius and Creativity: Readings from Scientific American. New York: W. H. Freeman. Goleman, Daniel, Kaufman, Paul, & Ray, Michael (1992). The Creative Spirit. New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. Gordon, William J. J. (1961). Synectics, the Development of Creative Capacity. New York: Harper. Gronhaug, K., Kaufmann, G. (1988). Innovation: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective. Oslo, Norway: Norwegian University Press. Hall, Doug; Wecker, David. (1995). Jump Start Your Brain. New York: Warner Books. Herrmann, Ned (1996). The Whole Brain Business Book. New York: McGraw-Hill. Ijiri, Yuji.; Kuhn, Robert Lawrence. (1988). New Directions in Creative and Innovative Management: Bridging Theory and Practice. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing. Isaksen, Scott G., Dorval, K. Brian, & Treffinger, Donald J. (2000). Creative Approaches to Problem Solving (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. Isaksen, Scott G.; Murdock, Mary C.; Firestien, Roger L.; Treffinger, Donald J. (1993). The Emergence of a Discipline: Nurturing and Developing Creativity. Norwood, NJ: Ablex
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Isaksen, Scott G. (2000). Facilitative Leadership: Making a Difference with Creative Problem Solving. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Isaksen, Scott G. (1987). Frontiers in Creativity Research: Beyond the Basics. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Koberg, Don; Bagnall, Jim. (1981). The All New Universal Traveler: A Soft-systems Guide to Creativity, Problem-solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals. Los Altos, CA: William Kaufman. Koestler, Arthur. (1964). The Act of Creation. London: Hutchinson. Land, George, & Jarman, Beth (1992). Break-point and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today. New York: Harper Business. Levesque, Lynne (2001). Breakthrough Creativity. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing. Lumsdaine, Edward, & Lumsdaine, Monica (1995). Creative Problem Solving: Thinking Skills for a Changing World. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. McMeekin, Gail (2000). The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women. New York: MJF Books. Michalko, Michael (1991). Thinkertoys. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Miller, Blair; Vehar, Jonathan; Firestien, Roger. (2001). CPS Facilitation: A Door to Creative Leadership. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Systems Group. Noller, Ruth B.; Treffinger, Donald J.; Houseman, Elwood. (1979). It's a Gas to Be Gifted or CPS for the Gifted and Talented. Buffalo, NY: D. O. K. Publishers. Noller, Ruth B. (1977). Scratching the Surface of Creative Problem Solving. Buffalo, NY: D. O. K. Publishers. Orech, Roger von (1983). A Whack in the Side of the Head. New York: Warner Books. Osborn, Alex F. (1993). Applied Imagination (3rd ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Parnes, Sidney J. (1997). Optimize the Magic of Your Mind. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited. Parnes, Sidney J.; Harding, Harold F. (1962). A Source Book for Creative Thinking. New York: Scribners.

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Piirto, Jane (1998). Understanding those Who Create (2nd ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Paychology Press, Inc. Puccio, Gerard J.; Murdock, Mary C. (1999). Creativity Assessment: Readings and Resources. Hadley, MA: Creative Education Foundation Press. Rees, Fran (1998). The Facilitator Excellence Handbook: Helping People Work Creatively and Productively Together. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. Reisman,F.K. (2006). Diagnostic Mathematics Assessment (DMA).Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. Contracted. Reisman, F.K. and Torrance, E.P. (2002). Learning mathematics creatively: Place value. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. Rickards, T. (1985). Stimulating Innovation: A Systems Approach. New York: St. Martin's Press Root-Bernstein, Robert, & Root-Berstein, Michele (1999). Sparks of Genius. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company. Rothenberg, Albert, & Hausman, Carl (Eds.). (1976). The Creativity Question. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Runco, Mark A.; Pritzker, Steven A. (1999). Encyclopedia of Creativity [2 volumes]. New York: Academic Press. Stein, Morris I. (1974). Stimulating Creativity, Volume 1: Individual Procedures. New York: Academic Press. Stein, Morris I. (1975). Stimulating Creativity, Volume 2: Group Procedures. New York: Academic Press. Sternberg, Robert J. (1999). Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Torrance, E. Paul. (1979). The Search for Satori and Creativity. Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation. Torrance, E. Paul (1995). Why Fly? A Philosophy of Creativity. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing. Torrance, E.P. and Reisman, F.K. (2000). Learning mathematics creatively: Word problems. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service.

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Torrance, E.P. and Reisman, F.K. (2000). Learning mathematics creatively: Primes, fractions, decimals. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service. VanGundy, Arthur B. (1988). Techniques of Structured Problem Solving. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Vehar, Jonathan R.; Firestien, Roger L.; Miller, Blair. (2001). Creativity Unbound: An Introduction to Creative Process. Williamsville, NY: Innovation Resources.

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