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lpolovets · 2009-04-17 · Original thread
Michael Michalko has two excellent books on creativity:

Thinkertoys (http://www.amazon.com/Thinkertoys-Handbook-Creative-Thinking...)

  and 
Cracking Creativity (http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Creativity-Secrets-Creative-G...)

They're both among my fave books of all time, though they are relatively similar in content so getting just one is fine.

They cover a lot of different strategies for thinking creatively and outside the box, provide tons of examples, and have a lot of exercise that you can try yourself (and while it sounds cheesy, the exercises are actually fun)

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