Description: Title: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human Author: Gottschall, Jonathan Publisher: Mariner Books Binding: Paperback Pages: 272 Dimensions: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d Product Weight: 0.48 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780544002340 In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. Drawing on neuroscience and evolutionary biology, The Storytelling Animal explores what stories reveal about human nature, how we process information, and think about the world. Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Gottschall argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems -- just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Gottschall tells us what it means to be a storytelling animal and explains how stories can change the world for the better. We know we are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.A NYTimes.com Editor's Choice A Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist "A jaunty, insightful new book . . . [that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us."--The New York Times Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Storytelling Animal : How Stories Make Us Human
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Life Sciences / Evolution, Storytelling, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Popular Culture, Subjects & Themes / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2013
Features: New Edition
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science, Science
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Jonathan Gottschall
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
