1998
A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
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When you listen to a story, whatever your age, you're transported mentally to another time and place — and who couldn't use that right now?
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We explore the science of storytelling and the power of stories to shape our minds - how stories make us human, why stories matter, and why stories are important in our lives. Books are incredibly powerful. We look at what happens inside the brain when you read.
Why is Storytelling so powerful? And how do we use it to our advantage? Presentations expert David JP Phillips shares key neurological findings on storytelling and with the help of his own stories, induces in us the release of four neurotransmitters of his choice.
Tell stories that matter. All great leaders—whether veteran CEOs, new entrepreneurs, change agents or clergy—achieve their success by inspiring others. Inspiring others depends on creating an emotional connection with stakeholders.
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country.
Stories shape who we are. They drive us to act out our dreams and ambitions and mold our beliefs. Storytelling is an essential part of what makes us human.
A repackaged edition of the revered author’s treasury of essays and stories which examine the value of creative writing and imaginative exploration. C. S.
A repackaged edition of the revered author’s collection of essays on writing fiction. C. S.
The ancient art of storytelling revealed in Storytelling and the Art of Imagination shines as a powerful antidote to today’s passive, solitary world of electronic entertainment.
“Grandmother, you who listen and hear all, you from whom all good things come…It is your embrace we feel when we return to you…” This traditional Lakota prayer to Grandmother Earth opens Joseph Marshall III's newest work, a meditation on our connection to the land and an exhortation to...