Storytelling Anthology

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.

Why are you alive today and reading this book?How will you, a corporate professional, be relevant in the future? The #1 answer to both is storytelling.Business storytelling is the #1 skill you need to succeed in your professional lives amidst all the noise, competition and massive technological...

The best-selling author of A Chip Off the Old Black, Black is the New Green, and many more is black for another round of gut-busting stories and essays. This time round, Arthur Black turns his critical eye and warped funny bone to the world beyond Salt Spring Island, lambasting the amateur ballplayer who sued because the sun was in his eyes, the craze for blood sports and our anachronistic fetish for suits and ties.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Disappeared comes a profound meditation on the cultural impact of storytelling and testimony in five intimate and illuminating essays. In this moving collection, critically acclaimed novelist Kim Echlin examines how we turn to literature to...

"Ogni storia per vivere nell'eternità deve finire e morire". Luca Ardia ci regala una serie di racconti che ognuno vive sulla propria pelle. Storytelling? come enigma racchiuso in una narrazione dove il confine tra realtà e possibile si fa labile fino a svanire. Il titolo include i seguenti racconti: La vita di chi esagera, Il bambino con la barba, Castello di regoli, I soli aspettano il sole, Felice notte di halloween, La genesi dell'amore nero, Hardcore xxxmas, Soliloquio nel silenzio, Le idee nel mio paese, Senza svegliarla, Solamente la mia guerra, Post-mortem, Mufasa, L'oltreverso.

The Best Audio Storytelling is a new collection of thirteen of the year’s best nonfiction audio stories from podcasters, radio journalists, authors, independent creators, and more. The stories within this anthology transport you to a lush garden, to life in prison, to a cruise ship bar, and even into outer space. Curated by Pushkin Industries Executive Editor Julia Barton, a longtime editor of podcasts and radio, with a foreword by lifelong audio junkie David Sedaris, The Best Audio Storytelling is a celebration of the most innovative and powerful audio storytelling of the year.

Experience the magic of South Africa with this unique audiobook collection of poems and songs, curated by acclaimed children's author Refiloe Moahloli. This is more than a listening experience, it’s an aural journey across a diverse, vibrant culture. Hear all 11 official South African...

Comedian Shawn Hitchins explores his irreverent nature in this debut collection of essays. Hitchins doesn’t shy away from his failures or celebrate his mild successes - he sacrifices them for an audience’s amusement. Nothing is sacred. His first major break-up, how his mother plotted the murder of the family cat, his difficult relationship with his father, becoming an unintentional spokesperson for all redheads, and many more.