{"product_id":"the-storytelling-animal-how-stories-make-us-human-9780544002340","title":"The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. Drawing on neuroscience and evolutionary biology, \u003cem\u003eThe Storytelling Animal \u003c\/em\u003eexplores what stories reveal about human nature, how we process information, and think about the world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Gottschall argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems -- just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Gottschall tells us what it means to be a storytelling animal and explains how stories can change the world for the better. \u003cbr\u003eWe know we are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.\u003cbr\u003eA NYTimes.com Editor's Choice \u003cbr\u003eA Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist \u003cbr\u003e\"A jaunty, insightful new book . . . [that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us.\"--The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJONATHAN GOTTSCHALL teaches English at Washington and Jefferson College and is the author or editor of six books. His work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611090882834,"sku":"9780544002340","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44d5ddc7-0816-4098-8040-64628a4d9ae1.jpg?v=1732356754","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-storytelling-animal-how-stories-make-us-human-9780544002340","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}