English Storytelling

In Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this brave new comedic world and what it means - or doesn’t - to be funny in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic figure can even be elected president of the United States purely on showmanship.

Unleash the Power of Data Visualization with a Logical Approach and Craft Compelling Stories to Drive Fast Results This comprehensive guide, written by senior strategy consultant Sam Schreim, is your go-to resource for conquering data visualization and crafting powerful and insightful stories from your data to drive fast results. With decades of experience and insights, senior strategy consultant Sam Schreim has developed a proven, logic-based approach that makes it easy to turn hard data into a compelling narrative. This is essential in today's world where turning data into a compelling ...

A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman. Drawn from Gaiman’s trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multimedia artist’s vision - an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives.

A heartwarming story about misunderstandings, second chances, and the magic of Christmas love.Lainey's childhood foe is back in town... Lainey Moore loves Christmas in her charming waterfront town of Merryton on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. After getting dumped by her fiance last year, she's especially looking forward to volunteering at the town's annual "Christmas on the Bay" festival. She's assigned to decorate the historic Heron Hall for the public house tour, but there's one catch: the new owner is Jay Gamble, an outspoken TV pundit...and her childhood nemesis. Lainey is determined ...

A hazardous race to stop an extinction. A mysterious death linked to the past. Can a silver-haired sleuth navigate the clues in time to save a life? ‘Mama Rose’ Hardie has always fought to conserve Kenya’s precious wildlife. Officiating at an off-road fundraising race in the famous Maasai Mara game reserve, she’s shocked when a vehicle crash claims the life of a colleague. And worse still, this was no accident… When a good friend is accused of plotting a deadly sabotage, the clever amateur sleuth vows to clear his name. But with motives between teams reaching deep into an ...

Every writer struggles with writer's block at some point. It is frustrating, and it prevents many writers from becoming professional authors. In this new guide you will learn how to destroy writer's block and unleash your creativity. Through a concise series of exercises you'll learn to never get "stuck" in your writing again. You will discover how to branch into new writing styles, surprise yourself, and unlock your inner genius.

Unleash the power of your words and transform the world with Public Speaking Unleashed! In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover the skills, strategies, and mindset necessary to become a confident and compelling public speaker. From mastering the art of persuasion, storytelling, and rhetoric, to adapting to different speaking environments and audiences, to delivering successful virtual presentations and webinars, you'll learn how to captivate your audience and deliver a message that resonates. With actionable tips, real-world examples, and inspiring insights, Public Speaking Unleashed ...

What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction gathers the best-selling novelist Alice McDermott’s pithiest wisdom about her chosen art, acquired over a lifetime as an acclaimed writer and teacher of writing.

Forgive him, father, for Stephen Colbert has sinned. He knew it was wrong at the time. But he went ahead and did it anyway. Now he's begging for forgiveness. Based on his popular segment from The Late Show, Stephen Colbert and his team of writers now reveal his most shameful secrets to millions (although, actually, he'd like you not to tell anyone). Midnight Confessions is a collection of Stephen Colbert at his most brilliant and irreverent.

In this laugh-and-cry-out-loud, memoir-esque exploration of selfhood, Zach Zimmerman dives into the pros and cons of retiring a Bible-Belt-dwelling, meat-eating, God-fearing identity in exchange for a new lease on life—one of vegetarianism, atheism, queerness, and humor. Whether learning to absolve instilled religious guilt or reminiscing over Tinder dates gone wrong, this book is a candid and hysterical look at one person's journey toward making peace with the past and seeking hope in the future.

Much more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there’s the serendipitous wit of scientists, the crafty wit of inventors, the optical wit of artists, and the metaphysical wit of philosophers.

You've probably already realized that storytelling is ubiquitous today and that it's hard to imagine marketing without it. In this guide, you will first get an overview of what storytelling actually is and why it is an important part of a successful marketing strategy. In addition, you will learn in the theory section how a classic story is structured, to what extent this structure can be integrated into business practice and what alternatives there are.

This book is good for passion-driven individuals looking for a straightforward guide to help them turn their idea into a successful and eventually profitable podcast. Nothing more, nothing less.

Unleash your true potential and discover the path to success with Find Your Edge, an insightful guide that empowers you to embrace your uniqueness and stand out in an increasingly crowded world. This compelling eBook offers a transformative journey through various stages of self-discovery, market exploration, and brand development, providing you with the tools needed to achieve your personal and professional goals. Start by exploring the power of your unique traits and learn why standing out is key to success. Engage in personal reflection to uncover your core values and balance your skills...

Haunted Voices – a bold and ambitious anthology – showcases some of Scotland’s best oral storytellers, from archived stories of past masters to the work of contemporary performers, and their most disturbing tales of terror.

Step into a world where creativity breathes life into ideas and presentations become performances. "Unleashing Creativity" is more than just an eBook, it’s a revelation aimed to transform your skills and take your presentations from ordinary to extraordinary. In Chapter 1, tread through the power and impact of creative presentations, unraveling how to go beyond the mundane Powerpoint and make a lasting impression. As the chapters flow, so does your journey into the realms of assembling a compelling presentation, understanding your audience, and structuring your material for maximum effect...

Let’s face it: we all want a seat at the cool table, a great job, and loads of money. But most of us won’t be able to achieve this widely accepted, black-or-white, definition of winning, which makes us feel like failures, that we’re destined to a life of loserdom. That’s the conventional wisdom. It’s also crap, according to comedian and cult hero Chris Gethard, who knows a thing of two about losing. Failing is an art form, he argues; in fact, it’s the only the way we’re ever going to discover who we are, what we really want, and how to live the kind of life we only dreamed about.

Step into a magical world where wisdom, nature, and childhood innocence converge in a vibrant celebration of life. The Little Giants of Paradise is a poetic and philosophical journey through the eyes of children, farmers, and the creatures of the countryside—bees, butterflies, owls, and silkworms—all offering profound lessons about love, friendship, ecology, and the soul of humanity. Set against the backdrop of a joyful village festival honoring San Isidro Labrador, this richly woven narrative explores themes of spiritual growth, environmental harmony, and the beauty of everyday life. ...

Kathleen finishes what Paul started… The series isn’t over until true justice is served… Kathleen O’Brien will stop at nothing to honor Paul Madison’s memory and legacy. Chuck Gaylord will do whatever it takes to make sure justice is served and to protect Kathleen. Delilah Rossi, the untouchable crime boss, will have her moment of reckoning. Can Kathleen find a way to honor the loved ones she’s lost without compromising her integrity? A short read cozy mystery filled with mystery, romance, and a touch of magic. After three years of mourning Paul Madison’s death, Kathleen is ...

When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame", and she detects a disturbing new message in mens' gazes: I would sleep with her, but only if doing so required no effort whatsoever. Yet 40 isn't even technically middle-aged anymore. And after a lifetime of being clueless, Druckerman can finally grasp the subtext of conversations, maintain (somewhat) healthy relationships and spot narcissists before they ruin her life. What are the modern 40s, and what do we know once we reach them? What makes someone a "grown-up" anyway?