Story Telling

Storytelling Animals: 10 Surprising Ways That Story Dominates Our Lives

Jonathan Gottschall | Posted 04.21.2012

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Jonathan Gottschall

We are, as a species, addicted to story. But the addiction runs deeper than we think. We can walk away from our books and our screens, but we can never walk away from story.

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Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 Preview

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 04.18.2012

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Alan W. Silberberg

Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 is here. Gov 2.0 and Open Government are blossoming around the world, as evidenced by the historic gathering this week in Brazil of the Open Government Partnership.

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My Daughter the Fox and the Making of Children's Stories

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Storytelling, Alice in Wonderland, The Nose, Story Teling, Story-Telling, Children's Tales, Children's Stories, Make-Believe, Parenting, Children's Books, Parents News
Davis Schneiderman

A parent's job is not only to serve as a storyteller, but also to create the conditions for the stories of children to emerge.

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Make it Personal: A Social Entrepreneur Finds Value in Her Personal Story

Grace Aneiza Ali | Posted 10.04.2011

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Grace Aneiza Ali

of note is very global in its scope. Its mission is to shed light on people who usually don't receive recognition for the impact they are making in communities around the world.

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WATCH: Cutest Version Of 'Jack & The Beanstalk' Ever

Posted 08.13.2011

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According to Viral Viral Videos, this video of a two-year-old telling a story has gotten popular before, but it's caught a new wind in the past few da...

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Individual Stories, Universal Truth: 'One Amazing Thing' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nina Sankovitch

Divakaruni portrays in beautiful prose, haunting characters, and a luminously and ominously developed plot, the universal and individual qualities of the search for meaning in life, as well as the search's timelessness.

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How Stories Save Us

Pam Allyn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pam Allyn

Here is the longing inside all of us: that we are fearless enough to embark upon those adventures, but that as we go we are inspired and propelled by a sense of home waiting for us at the other end.

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