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# The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better

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Review: Useful book for Publishing Industry Too - Good book for anyone who wants to write, but a great book for anyone who wants to get into publishing. It answers the questions, "what do people want to read and why do they want it?" If you want to be a professional in any field of publishing, you'd better know the answers to these questions. The book is full of the latest evolutionary psychology. There's plenty of research-based theories you can rely on scientifically, but the author does take a slant toward his pet theories As a reader, you have to be discerning enough to know the difference. If you can do that, this books is invaluable.
Review: Powerful and Fascinating Read - This book was recommended to me by my brother, Paul Burnham who is a wonderful storyteller. It is so rich with descriptions and ideas that I have read it several times to remind myself of all the different ways to tell stories and why we tell stories.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,858 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Authorship Reference #12 in Screenwriting (Books) #14 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,400) |
| Dimensions  | 5.6 x 1.05 x 8.25 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1419747959 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1419747953 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 304 pages |
| Publication date  | April 20, 2021 |
| Publisher  | Harry N. Abrams |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful book for Publishing Industry Too
*by S***H on July 6, 2025*

Good book for anyone who wants to write, but a great book for anyone who wants to get into publishing. It answers the questions, "what do people want to read and why do they want it?" If you want to be a professional in any field of publishing, you'd better know the answers to these questions. The book is full of the latest evolutionary psychology. There's plenty of research-based theories you can rely on scientifically, but the author does take a slant toward his pet theories As a reader, you have to be discerning enough to know the difference. If you can do that, this books is invaluable.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful and Fascinating Read
*by K***Y on July 15, 2024*

This book was recommended to me by my brother, Paul Burnham who is a wonderful storyteller. It is so rich with descriptions and ideas that I have read it several times to remind myself of all the different ways to tell stories and why we tell stories.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Storytelling dissected to enhance our lives
*by S***N on July 13, 2025*

When inventing plays, the ancient Greeks noticed stories often healed audiences of their psychological ills. Stories remain some of the first historic signs of civilizations the world over. Even today, weekends for many often consist of movies and/or fiction. What fascinates us so about them? Will Storr takes a gambit to explain this deeply human topic. He wants us to understand stories - and ourselves - better so that we can tell the next tale more effectively. Storr relies on many English-language classics to illustrate his points about storytelling. He shows different forms and techniques successfully used in the past. The literary devices cited are fairly standard, but for people with a science-heavy education like me, books like this can substitute for the rich liberal-arts education we never received. I would give this book five stars except for his heavy reliance upon evolutionary theory as the foundational human history. As a scientist, I appreciate evolution deeply, but I question whether it can be a panacea to explain all facets of social behavior. I doubt one storyline can so easily explain all human diversity and complexity. Nevertheless, Storr at times not only cites evolutionary explanations as a source, but tends to use it as a crutch for authority. I prefer to leave it as one important story among many to be refined in centuries to come. Most of us enjoy sitting around a dinner table or at a pub and swapping humorous tales. Likewise, most of us have also grown all-too-aware of our shortcomings in those ventures. We wish we could communicate better to please our friends. This book can help us do just that. By understanding story, we can more artfully construct them to delight, frighten, and tantalize our audiences. This book heightens our awareness so that we can be a grander narrator for our friends.

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