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Floor Sample
A Creative Memoir β with an introduction by Emma Gannon
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An bold and big-hearted memoir by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way - a book that has helped thousands of people uncover their creative inspiration.
A bold and big-hearted memoir by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way - a book that has helped thousands of people uncover their creative inspiration
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In Floor Sample, the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way weaves an honest and moving portrayal of her life. From her early career as a writer for Rolling Stone magazine and her marriage to Martin Scorsese, to her tortured experiences with alcohol and Hollywood, Julia Cameron reflects in this engaging memoir on the experiences in her life that have fuelled her own art as well as her ability to help others realise their creative dreams.
She also describes the fascinating circumstances that led her to emerge as a central figure in the creative recovery movementβa movement that she inaugurated and defined with the publication of her seminal work, The Artist's Way.
Julia Cameron is a passionate and wry observer of the world and describes her life as a 'floor sample' for all she teaches in her brilliant books on creativity. Floor Sample is an absorbing literary memoir that will surprise, entertain, and inspire Julia's many fans and win her new admirers.
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Floor Sample by Julia Cameron is praised for its engaging narrative that showcases her remarkable energy and determination. It is described as a compelling and multifaceted memoir that maintains the reader's interest throughout, offering a profound and introspective journey into Cameron's life.
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ISBN: 9781800811959
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Souvenir Press Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 335g
Pages: 432
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Hailed by The New York Times as 'The Queen of Change', Julia Cameron is credited with starting a movement in 1992 that has brought creativity into the mainstream. She is the bestselling author of more than forty books, and is a poet, songwriter, filmmaker and playwright. Referred to as 'The Godmother' or 'High Priestess' of creativity, her tools are based in practice, and she considers herself 'the floor sample of her own toolkit.' The Artist's Way has been translated into forty languages and sold over five million copies to date.
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