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27 voters
Storytelling Books
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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.70 — 7,196 ratings — published 2012
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,848 ratings — published 1997
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,365 ratings — published 2007
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,694 ratings — published 2018
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,657 ratings — published 2012
The Science of Storytelling (ebook)
by (shelved 151 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,561 ratings — published 2019
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,836 ratings — published 1949
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.98 — 100,728 ratings — published 2006
The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,762 ratings — published 2000
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,457 ratings — published 2005
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.34 — 323,842 ratings — published 2000
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,608 ratings — published 2010
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,483 ratings — published 1992
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,613 ratings — published 2013
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.26 — 27,165 ratings — published 2017
Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,026 ratings — published 2019
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.24 — 113,083 ratings — published 1994
Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,482 ratings — published 2015
Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.98 — 33,749 ratings — published 2013
The Storyteller's Secret: How the World's Most Inspiring Leaders Turn Their Passion Into Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,048 ratings — published 2016
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,822 ratings — published 2022
Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.38 — 8,415 ratings — published 2015
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,788 ratings — published 2004
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.26 — 54,328 ratings — published 1988
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
by (shelved 43 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,650 ratings — published 2016
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,737 ratings — published 2016
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.88 — 22,182 ratings — published
Winning the Story Wars: Why Those Who Tell (and Live) the Best Stories Will Rule the Future
by (shelved 37 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.99 — 951 ratings — published 2012
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.00 — 133,555 ratings — published 1993
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,754 ratings — published 1918
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.10 — 276,409 ratings — published 2009
I Am a Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,421 ratings — published 2016
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)
by (shelved 32 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,752 ratings — published 1990
Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,428 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,349 ratings — published 1942
Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,808 ratings — published 2017
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,773,064 ratings — published 2001
On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.84 — 447 ratings — published 2009
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,942 ratings — published 1979
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,535 ratings — published 2010
Unleash the Power of Storytelling: Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,070 ratings — published
The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.61 — 411 ratings — published 2003
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.13 — 32,197 ratings — published 2009
Improving Your Storytelling: Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play (American Storytelling)
by (shelved 28 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.59 — 206 ratings — published 1999
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate With Power and Impact (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.60 — 635 ratings — published 2007
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,320 ratings — published 2011
The Tiger's Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.42 — 103,027 ratings — published 2011
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,352 ratings — published 1976
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,236 ratings — published 2018
The Last Cuentista (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.04 — 29,397 ratings — published 2021
“Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.”
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