The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

A New York Times Editor's Choice A Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist "A jaunty, insightful new book . . . [that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us."--New York TimesHumans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even ...