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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.70 — 7,307 ratings — published 2012
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 184 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,112 ratings — published 1997
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,499 ratings — published 2007
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,056 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 161 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,745 ratings — published 2012
The Science of Storytelling (ebook)
by (shelved 155 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,976 ratings — published 2019
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,483 ratings — published 1949
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.98 — 102,139 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 — 2,771 ratings — published 2000
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,022 ratings — published 2005
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.34 — 329,592 ratings — published 2000
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,636 ratings — published 2010
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.26 — 29,544 ratings — published 2017
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,723 ratings — published 2013
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,576 ratings — published 1992
Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,121 ratings — published 2019
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,836 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 — 1,498 ratings — published 2015
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,956 ratings — published 2022
Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.98 — 34,388 ratings — published 2013
Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.38 — 8,589 ratings — published 2015
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 — 3,082 ratings — published 2016
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,825 ratings — published 2004
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.26 — 54,855 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 44 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,912 ratings — published 2016
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.88 — 22,732 ratings — published
Winning the Story Wars: Why Those Who Tell (and Live) the Best Stories Will Rule the Future
by (shelved 38 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.99 — 953 ratings — published 2012
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 — 3,816 ratings — published 2016
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.00 — 135,677 ratings — published 1993
Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,438 ratings — published 2012
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.10 — 284,703 ratings — published 2009
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,568 ratings — published 1918
I Am a Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,425 ratings — published 2016
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)
by (shelved 32 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,812 ratings — published 1990
Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,865 ratings — published 2017
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 — 3,415 ratings — published 1942
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,792,408 ratings — published 2001
On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.85 — 451 ratings — published 2009
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,103 ratings — published 1979
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,557 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 — 1,095 ratings — published
The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.62 — 422 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 — 32,446 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 3.58 — 207 ratings — published 1999
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,820 ratings — published 1976
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate With Power and Impact (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.59 — 641 ratings — published 2007
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,337 ratings — published 2011
The Tiger's Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as storytelling)
avg rating 3.42 — 103,784 ratings — published 2011
The Last Cuentista (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.04 — 30,498 ratings — published 2021
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as storytelling)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,821 ratings — published 2018
“Every great love starts with a great story...”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told.”
― Postscript to the Name of the Rose
― Postscript to the Name of the Rose
