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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’ Sunday Times

‘The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read’ Matt Haig

‘Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I’ve ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece’ Adam Rutherford

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. INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL.

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Publication: 5 Mar 2020, HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008276973

Extent: 320 pages 

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      SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

      ‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’ Sunday Times

      ‘The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read’ Matt Haig

      ‘Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I’ve ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece’ Adam Rutherford

      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. INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL.

      Paperback 
      Publication: 5 Mar 2020, HarperCollins
      ISBN: 9780008276973

      Extent: 320 pages 

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