It's a little hard to describe the work of Austin Kleon.
He's an artist, sure... but in both visual forms and in words.
For example: he created "blackout poetry," the art of making poems by grabbing the newspaper and blacking out the words you DON'T need.
Austin continues his spreading of creativity to all comers in The Steal Like An Artist Journal: A Notebook For Creative Kleptomaniacs.
Yes, there are some rules in stealing, and he'll explain them.