Draws on nearly one hundred interviews with highly creative people. I find it an invaluable coaching resource as it reminds me how many different ways there are to achieve enduring creative success (Note: I have not read the newest edition).

I discovered this book by the famous MIT social scientist and consultant in grad school, and it forever changed how I work. He shows how engineers, architects, managers, psychotherapists and town planners really go about solving problems. Not the easiest read, but fascinating nevertheless.