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The Story Factor
by Annette Simmons • 2000
Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.
3.82
3k+
The Story Factor Summary
The Story Factor 90%
Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.
by Annette Simmons 2000
3.82
3k+ ratings
Storyworthy
by Matthew Dicks • 2018
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
4.26
8k+
Storyworthy Summary
Storyworthy 88%
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
by Matthew Dicks 2018
4.26
8k+ ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 88%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Storythinking
by Angus Fletcher • 2023
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
3.57
81
Storythinking Summary
Storythinking 88%
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
by Angus Fletcher 2023
3.57
81 ratings
The Storyteller's Secret
by Carmine Gallo • 2016
Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.
3.85
3k+
The Storyteller's Secret Summary
The Storyteller's Secret 88%
Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.
by Carmine Gallo 2016
3.85
3k+ ratings
A Story is a Deal
by Will Storr • 2025
Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.
3.78
178
A Story is a Deal Summary
A Story is a Deal 88%
Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.
by Will Storr 2025
3.78
178 ratings
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
by Annette Simmons • 2007
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
3.60
632
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 88%
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
by Annette Simmons 2007
3.60
632 ratings
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 88%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
Story or Die
by Lisa Cron • 2021
Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.
4.09
334
Story or Die Summary
Story or Die 88%
Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.
by Lisa Cron 2021
4.09
334 ratings
Storytelling in Business
by Janis Forman • 2013
Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.
3.53
17
Storytelling in Business Summary
Storytelling in Business 88%
Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.
by Janis Forman 2013
3.53
17 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 88%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 88%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
The Springboard
by Stephen Denning • 2000
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
3.29
72
The Springboard Summary
The Springboard 88%
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
by Stephen Denning 2000
3.29
72 ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 88%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
El libro negro de la persuasión
by Alejandro Llantada • 2013
The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.
3.88
1k+
El libro negro de la persuasión Summary
El libro negro de la persuasión 88%
The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.
by Alejandro Llantada 2013
3.88
1k+ ratings
Revenge of the Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2024
Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.
4.02
64k+
Revenge of the Tipping Point Summary
Revenge of the Tipping Point 88%
Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2024
4.02
64k+ ratings
Stories That Stick
by Kindra Hall • 2019
The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.
4.22
4k+
Stories That Stick Summary
Stories That Stick 88%
The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Kindra Hall 2019
4.22
4k+ ratings
How to Tell a Story
by Meg Bowles • 2022
Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.
3.86
3k+
How to Tell a Story Summary
How to Tell a Story 88%
Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.
by Meg Bowles 2022
3.86
3k+ ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 88%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
Putting Stories to Work
by Shawn Callahan • 2016
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
3.96
186
Putting Stories to Work Summary
Putting Stories to Work 88%
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
by Shawn Callahan 2016
3.96
186 ratings
The Anatomy of Genres
by John Truby • 2022
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
4.21
607
The Anatomy of Genres Summary
The Anatomy of Genres 88%
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
by John Truby 2022
4.21
607 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 88%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
4.11
6k+
Resonate Summary
Resonate 88%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Story Paradox
by Jonathan Gottschall • 2021
Story logic that built nations now tears them apart. The psychology is identical.
3.70
446
The Story Paradox Summary
The Story Paradox 88%
Story logic that built nations now tears them apart. The psychology is identical.
by Jonathan Gottschall 2021
3.70
446 ratings
The Storytelling Code
by Dana Norris • 2020
The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.
4.01
163
The Storytelling Code Summary
The Storytelling Code 88%
The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.
by Dana Norris 2020
4.01
163 ratings
Stories at Work
by Indranil Chakraborty • 2018
Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.
4.04
383
Stories at Work Summary
Stories at Work 88%
Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.
by Indranil Chakraborty 2018
4.04
383 ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 88%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
Primal Intelligence
by Angus Fletcher • 2025
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
3.77
434
Primal Intelligence Summary
Primal Intelligence 88%
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
by Angus Fletcher 2025
3.77
434 ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 88%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
The Seven Basic Plots
by Christopher Booker • 2004
All stories are one of seven shapes. And they all solve the same psychological problem.
3.76
2k+
The Seven Basic Plots Summary
The Seven Basic Plots 88%
All stories are one of seven shapes. And they all solve the same psychological problem.
by Christopher Booker 2004
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Perfect Story
by Karen Eber • 2023
Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.
3.78
316
The Perfect Story Summary
The Perfect Story 88%
Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.
by Karen Eber 2023
3.78
316 ratings
TED Talks Storytelling
by Akash Karia • 2013
One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.
3.73
2k+
TED Talks Storytelling Summary
TED Talks Storytelling 88%
One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.
by Akash Karia 2013
3.73
2k+ ratings
All Marketers Are Liars
by Seth Godin • 2005
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
3.88
16k+
All Marketers Are Liars Summary
All Marketers Are Liars 88%
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
by Seth Godin 2005
3.88
16k+ ratings
Magic Words
by Jonah Berger • 2023
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
3.90
2k+
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words 88%
Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.
by Jonah Berger 2023
3.90
2k+ ratings
Stories Sell
by Matthew Dicks • 2024
Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.
4.33
215
Stories Sell Summary
Stories Sell 88%
Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.
by Matthew Dicks 2024
4.33
215 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 88%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Building a StoryBrand 2.0
by Donald Miller • 2025
Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.
4.27
2k+
Building a StoryBrand 2.0 Summary
Building a StoryBrand 2.0 88%
Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.
by Donald Miller 2025
4.27
2k+ ratings
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
by Nancy Kress • 2005
Viewpoint controls what your readers know, who they root for, and what the story finally means.
4.05
2k+
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Summary
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint 88%
Viewpoint controls what your readers know, who they root for, and what the story finally means.
by Nancy Kress 2005
4.05
2k+ ratings
Invisible Ink
by Brian McDonald • 2010
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
4.38
2k+
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink 88%
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
by Brian McDonald 2010
4.38
2k+ ratings
Real Influence
by Mark Goulston • 2012
Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.
3.79
442
Real Influence Summary
Real Influence 87%
Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.
by Mark Goulston 2012
3.79
442 ratings
Wired for Story
by Lisa Cron • 2012
Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.
4.20
6k+
Wired for Story Summary
Wired for Story 87%
Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.
by Lisa Cron 2012
4.20
6k+ ratings
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
by Stephen Denning • 2005
Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.
3.61
405
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling 87%
Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.
by Stephen Denning 2005
3.61
405 ratings
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster • 1927
A novelist dismantles fiction into its working parts: story, plot, and the characters who breathe.
3.80
5k+
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel 87%
A novelist dismantles fiction into its working parts: story, plot, and the characters who breathe.
by E.M. Forster 1927
3.80
5k+ ratings
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous
by Anonymous • 2022
Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.
3.11
149
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous Summary
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous 87%
Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.
by Anonymous 2022
3.11
149 ratings
The Science of Storytelling
by Will Storr • 2019
Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.
4.05
8k+
The Science of Storytelling Summary
The Science of Storytelling 87%
Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.
by Will Storr 2019
4.05
8k+ ratings
Changing Minds
by Howard Gardner • 2004
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
3.59
658
Changing Minds Summary
Changing Minds 87%
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
by Howard Gardner 2004
3.59
658 ratings
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
by Rob Biesenbach • 2018
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
3.74
1k+
Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary
Unleash the Power of Storytelling 87%
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
by Rob Biesenbach 2018
3.74
1k+ ratings
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2016
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
4.25
3k+
The Emotional Craft of Fiction Summary
The Emotional Craft of Fiction 87%
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
by Donald Maass 2016
4.25
3k+ ratings
You Are What You Watch
by Walter Hickey • 2023
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
3.65
761
You Are What You Watch Summary
You Are What You Watch 87%
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
by Walter Hickey 2023
3.65
761 ratings
The small BIG
by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
3.78
1k+
The small BIG Summary
The small BIG 87%
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
by Robert B. Cialdini 2014
3.78
1k+ ratings
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