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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
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
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 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
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
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 87%
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
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell • 1972
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
4.12
46k+
The Hero with a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero with a Thousand Faces 87%
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
by Joseph Campbell 1972
4.12
46k+ ratings
The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition
by Christopher Vogler • 1992
A Hollywood analyst unpacks the monomyth: a story blueprint that works from Homer to Star Wars.
4.10
10k+
The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition Summary
The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition 87%
A Hollywood analyst unpacks the monomyth: a story blueprint that works from Homer to Star Wars.
by Christopher Vogler 1992
4.10
10k+ ratings
The Story of Stories
by Kevin Ashton • 2026
Firelight made us storytellers. That night built language, writing, print, and now the internet.
4.09
103
The Story of Stories Summary
The Story of Stories 87%
Firelight made us storytellers. That night built language, writing, print, and now the internet.
by Kevin Ashton 2026
4.09
103 ratings
Improving Your Storytelling
by Doug Lipman • 1999
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
3.59
206
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling 87%
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
by Doug Lipman 1999
3.59
206 ratings
Long Story Short
by Margot Leitman • 2015
Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.
3.80
1k+
Long Story Short Summary
Long Story Short 87%
Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.
by Margot Leitman 2015
3.80
1k+ ratings
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1970
Fairy tales are the psyche's purest mirrors; von Franz shows us how to read the glass.
4.16
1k+
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales Summary
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales 87%
Fairy tales are the psyche's purest mirrors; von Franz shows us how to read the glass.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1970
4.16
1k+ 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 87%
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
by John Truby 2022
4.21
607 ratings
Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 87%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 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 87%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ 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 87%
Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.
by Janis Forman 2013
3.53
17 ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 87%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
The Arabian Nights
by Anonymous
A bride delays her execution by spinning stories a murderous sultan cannot bear to leave unfinished.
4.01
4k+
The Arabian Nights Summary
The Arabian Nights 87%
A bride delays her execution by spinning stories a murderous sultan cannot bear to leave unfinished.
by Anonymous
4.01
4k+ 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 87%
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
by Shawn Callahan 2016
3.96
186 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 87%
Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.
by Matthew Dicks 2024
4.33
215 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 87%
The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Kindra Hall 2019
4.22
4k+ ratings
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein • 1976
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
4.28
32k+
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece 87%
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
by Shel Silverstein 1976
4.28
32k+ ratings
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1974
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
4.31
865
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales Summary
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales 87%
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1974
4.31
865 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 87%
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
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
by A.S. Byatt • 1994
A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.
3.85
5k+
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye Summary
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye 87%
A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.
by A.S. Byatt 1994
3.85
5k+ ratings
Indaba My Children
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa • 1964
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
4.41
450
Indaba My Children Summary
Indaba My Children 87%
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964
4.41
450 ratings
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
by Jomny Sun • 2017
A gentle alien lands on Earth to study humans and finds animals who are lonely too.
4.08
36k+
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too Summary
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too 87%
A gentle alien lands on Earth to study humans and finds animals who are lonely too.
by Jomny Sun 2017
4.08
36k+ ratings
Tales from Watership Down
by Richard Adams • 1996
The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.
3.84
10k+
Tales from Watership Down Summary
Tales from Watership Down 87%
The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.
by Richard Adams 1996
3.84
10k+ ratings
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy
by Tracy L. Bealer • 2012
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
3.55
92
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy Summary
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy 87%
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
by Tracy L. Bealer 2012
3.55
92 ratings
The Mythic Journey
by Liz Greene • 1999
Ancient myths are psychological roadmaps for every family drama, love triangle, and midlife crisis.
3.92
177
The Mythic Journey Summary
The Mythic Journey 87%
Ancient myths are psychological roadmaps for every family drama, love triangle, and midlife crisis.
by Liz Greene 1999
3.92
177 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 86%
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
by Stephen Denning 2000
3.29
72 ratings
Memo from the Story Department
by Christopher Vogler • 2011
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
4.16
171
Memo from the Story Department Summary
Memo from the Story Department 86%
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
by Christopher Vogler 2011
4.16
171 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 86%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 86%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 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 86%
Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.
by Karen Eber 2023
3.78
316 ratings
Scatterlings
by Martin Shaw • 2019
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
4.63
106
Scatterlings Summary
Scatterlings 86%
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
by Martin Shaw 2019
4.63
106 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 86%
Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.
by Lisa Cron 2021
4.09
334 ratings
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick • 2004
Hidden wounds, not goals, drive the best characters. The psychological frameworks that build them.
3.93
432
Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters 86%
Hidden wounds, not goals, drive the best characters. The psychological frameworks that build them.
by William Indick 2004
3.93
432 ratings
The Wind Through the Keyhole
by Stephen King • 2012
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
4.13
95k+
The Wind Through the Keyhole Summary
The Wind Through the Keyhole 86%
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
by Stephen King 2012
4.13
95k+ 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 86%
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
by Walter Hickey 2023
3.65
761 ratings
Callings
by Dave Isay • 2016
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
3.92
2k+
Callings Summary
Callings 86%
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
by Dave Isay 2016
3.92
2k+ ratings
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 86%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ 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 86%
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
by Rob Biesenbach 2018
3.74
1k+ 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 86%
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 Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell • 1988
Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.
4.26
54k+
The Power of Myth Summary
The Power of Myth 86%
Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.
by Joseph Campbell 1988
4.26
54k+ ratings
The Ultimate Hero's Journey
by Neal Soloponte • 2017
195 steps, four acts: the master structure hidden in every bestseller, and how to use it.
4.11
131
The Ultimate Hero's Journey Summary
The Ultimate Hero's Journey 86%
195 steps, four acts: the master structure hidden in every bestseller, and how to use it.
by Neal Soloponte 2017
4.11
131 ratings
45 Master Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt • 2001
45 mythic archetypes: every character's hero side, shadow, and the journey that transforms them.
3.89
1k+
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters 86%
45 mythic archetypes: every character's hero side, shadow, and the journey that transforms them.
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2001
3.89
1k+ ratings
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 86%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 ratings
Making Comics
by Scott McCloud • 2006
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
4.34
10k+
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics 86%
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
by Scott McCloud 2006
4.34
10k+ ratings
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
by Tom Morris • 2001
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
3.84
965
Los superhéroes y la filosofía Summary
Los superhéroes y la filosofía 86%
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
by Tom Morris 2001
3.84
965 ratings
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