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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Our lives brim with imagined tales that almost always center on some trouble too.
Chapter 3: Stories help us rehearse and prepare for challenges of real life.
Chapter 4: Dreams are nocturnal tales that help our brains to learn.
Chapter 5: Our minds spin data into meaningful stories, and sometimes they go awry.
Chapter 6: Stories mold our beliefs and behavior.
Chapter 7: Everyone loves telling their life story, but it isn’t necessarily a truly accurate one at all.
Chapter 8: Storytelling is changing its form, and becoming even more addictive as a result.
Description
The Storytelling Animal (2012) explores humanity’s addiction to stories. It reveals their surprising evolutionary value, and clearly explains the importance – as well as the complications – that stories bring to our lives.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who is addicted to good stories
- Teachers and parents who fear reading and storytelling is going out of style
- Students of psychology or evolutionary biology