The Storytelling Animal How Stories Make Us Human |
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| Author:
| Gottschall, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-547-64481-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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A provocative young scholar gives us the first book on the new science of storytelling: the latest thinking on why we tell stories, what stories reveal about human nature, what makes a story transporting, which plots and themes are universal, and what it means to have a storytelling brain--what are the implications for how we process information and think about the world?
A provocative young scholar gives us the first book on the new science of storytelling: the latest thinking on why we tell stories, what stories reveal about human nature, what makes a story transporting, which plots and themes are universal, and what it means to have a storytelling brain--what are the implications for how we process information and think about the world?