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	Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling 3.96 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knowledge Management Matters: Words of Wisdom from Leading Practitioners by John Girard, JoAnn Girard, Stephanie Barnes (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storifying Events: In-Person and Virtual by Chris Sean Nolan, Shawn Callahan (Goodreads Author), Doug Keeley 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cynthia Nolan: A Biography

by M.E. McGuire

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More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

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The Heart Garden: Sunday Reid and Heide

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The story beneath good science writing I found this fascinating and helpful. I was worried it might not offer enough practical advice on how to use story techniques in science writing. But I was wrong. Schimel shows scientists how to shape papers and p ...more
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