The science of storytelling

By:

Storr, Will

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: HarperCollins Publishers London 2019Description: 297 pISBN:

9780008276973

Subject(s):

Storytelling--Scientific approach

DDC classification:

808.3 STO

Summary: Why stories make us human and how to tell them better. There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – but few have used a scientific approach. In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us. Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories – and make sense of our chaotic modern world. (https://harpercollins.co.in/product/science-of-storytelling/)

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Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Non-fiction	808.3 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	06/24/2025	007792

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Why stories make us human and how to tell them better.

There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – but few have used a scientific approach.

In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us.

Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories – and make sense of our chaotic modern world.

(https://harpercollins.co.in/product/science-of-storytelling/)

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