Pitched for those in business, A Story is a Deal: How to Use the Science of Storytelling to Lead, Motivate and Persuade, by British author/journalist Will Storr, is equally a primer for writers and storytellers in general. The author, employing graceful prose and a clear logic, explores the history and nature of the story as it dominates our lives as humans. According to him, humans need stories all the time, for connection, for establishing and maintaining status, and for hope. Examples from all manner of spheres illuminate the book’s message, some of them direct, some of them unexpected. And the final section of A Story Is a Deal offers wisdom about how to start and sustain stories of any kind whatsoever. This is an exceedingly generous, helpful insight into something at the core of our beings. Recommended.
Book, movie/show, and album reviews
