BookSense

Book lists

Books like Mirror

Loved Mirror by Alex Baker? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

About Mirror →

8 books

Show only
  1. 1Ways of Seeing

    Ways of Seeing

    John Berger

    A short, influential book on how images are looked at and what they mean.

    Books like it →
    Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Story of Art

    The Story of Art

    E. H. Gombrich

    A general history of art written for readers who are new to the subject.

    Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Art and Illusion

    Art and Illusion

    E. H. Gombrich

    A study of how pictures represent what we see, and how viewers read them.

    Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Art as Experience

    Art as Experience

    John Dewey

    A philosophical account of how people take in art through ordinary experience.

    Buy on Amazon
  5. 5The Shock of the New

    The Shock of the New

    Robert Hughes

    A lively account of modern art and the ideas that changed how people saw it.

    Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Betty Edwards

    A practical guide to seeing edges, shapes and spaces, aimed at people who want to draw.

    Buy on Amazon
  7. 7The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tr

    The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition

    M. H. Abrams

    A classic study of how mirror and lamp images describe art and the mind.

    Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Steal Like an Artist

    Steal Like an Artist

    Austin Kleon

    A short, illustrated guide to creative habits and looking closely at other work.

    Buy on Amazon

Want picks just for you? Tell us books you love.

Wrote a book on this list? Claim your author page

More book lists