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"We have been hearing recently about the trend away from narrative fiction as the choice of a new generation….Haven comes at us with the most articulate defense of story as an essential element in education….He looks at the tradition and examines the research behind story to make his major point that we cannot ignore this genre and that we do so at the peril of effective teaching and powerful teaching strategies….In the face of drill-and-kill reading programs, Haven reminds us that story can be and is as powerful as ever. Bottom line: This is a good read. A powerful reminder. Thanks, Kendall." - Teacher Librarian
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About the Author
Kendall Haven is a former research scientist, an accomplished storyteller, and the author of many books for Libraries Unlimited and Teacher Ideas Press.
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Product details
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; unknown edition (October 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591585465
ISBN-13: 978-1591585466
Product Dimensions:
7 x 0.4 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
3.9 out of 5 stars
18 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#287,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
"Story Proof is a great book, deserving to be read by masses of people. . . "Tea time was over. I looked out the window of the common room down on Buccleuch Street. The sky, streets, and buildings of Edinburgh were gray again like the clouds. Then Simon spoke up, "Back to work boys!" One by one we stood up and shuffled for the door. As we headed out, I spoke to my professor. I had to get something off my chest. "Jim," I said, "I'm having a hard time. . . getting my head around the book you asked me to read."I waited a bit anxiously for his response. He looked at me, smiled, and said, "Well, reading a book sometimes is like hitting yourself over the head with a book." I laughed and promised that I would keep trying. The material was complex and new to me, but it also was dull and poorly written. Besides learning about communication theory, I was learning that some of the brightest academics in the world are bad writers.Joseph Williams' great book, "Style: Toward Clarity and Grace" tells us in clear and almost scientific terms what makes for bad writing and how we can improve it. The clear and graceful style tightly defined by Williams actually decreases stress placed on short-term memory, thus helping us parse sentences more easily. Any writer, especially academics, can benefit greatly from the sage advice of Joseph Williams.But style, clarity, and grace may not be enough. What is missing? According to Kendall Haven, story is missing, and Haven's book, "Story Proof" convincingly demonstrates that story is the essential element of good writing. And this is not just for fiction. Haven claims that we can "storify" expository prose, arguments, and scientific discourse. And by so doing, we can make our writing more interesting and more memorable.Unfortunately, the main problem with "Story Proof" is that it is not storified, so reading it may be a little bit like hitting yourself over your head. But to be fair, I'm sure that Haven intentionally did not storify "Story Proof," and he says that we don't need to storify all the information we present, but I'm just saying. . . perhaps the book could have benefited from more storification.In spite of this problem, "Story Proof" rocks because story rocks, and Haven shows us why. He presents abundant research that shows we are hardwired to think in stories. Our brains are designed to make sense and remember information through stories.Haven claims that the scientific proof for story is overwhelming and uncontested, and I think he is correct. But on my first reading, I felt sometimes lost in a mighty load of story proof that didn't seem to always fit into to long and coherent argument. Actually, it may, but either that argument needs more coherence, or I need to read it again and find it.In spite of this whiny complaint, "Story Proof" is still a great book, and it deserves to be read by masses of people, academics (especially academics), but also school teachers, business people, and public speakers. The more people who read this book and apply its ideas, the the less we will hear snoring in classrooms and boardrooms, and the more people will remember and enjoy the information they hear.For me, Kendall Haven's biggest contribution is his rigorous definition of story. He delineates 8 elements of story, and claims that when we vary these elements when presenting information, we can predict differential recall and understanding in our listeners. Haven's definition of story is a good one, and it fits with definitions given by other authors such as Jonathan Gottschall who in "The Storytelling Animal" defines story as "Character + Predicament + Attempted Extrication."Here are Haven's eight essential elements of story. A good story has (1) a main character, who has (2) character traits, that make her compelling. The character (3) acts to reach a goal and (4) possesses a motive for why that goal is important. As the character acts to reach that goal, she faces (5) conflicts and problems that block her, and these conflicts and problems create (6) risks and dangers. As she acts to overcome conflicts, problems, risks, and dangers, she (7) struggles to reach her goal, and all this happens in the context of (8) sensory details that make the story feel real.Other traits could be added to this definition. For example, we could make a distinction between the internal and external conflicts that a character faces in great stories, and we could talk about the main character's fatal flaw, which she must overcome in order to reach her goal. For example, in the near perfect film "Flight" directed by Robert Zemeckis, the main character, "Whip," has serious personal internal conflicts and flaws that he must overcome, and these internal issues hook viewers making us root for Whip.But despite these issues, "Story Proof" is an invaluable book, and it is unique in that perhaps more than any other book in the world, it subsumes a vast amount of research related to the power of story. It's reference list alone is a valuable resource, (which could be improved if page numbers were given with the quotations). But for anyone interested in the power of story, for anyone wanting to improve their own story-telling, and for any scholar who wants to research the power of story, "Story Proof" is an outstanding resource.
I'm interested in the brain science of storytelling and so was excited to learn about this book. And I was encouraged to read the opening chapters where the author correctly discusses the need for a better definition of story and a more complete understanding of why it's so effective and when to use it.But with each chapter, I found the book was simply not very good. For instance, chapter 9, which supposedly summarizes the vast research on storytelling, simply quotes different researchers who say vague things like "story is the foundation of all human understanding" and "story facilitates social connections." No data given to back this up. Just paragraph after paragraph of other people's quotes. Although the bibliography contains all the source research, which presumably I must now look up and read on my own.The brain science is interesting but woefully incomplete. It suffers from the same problem as chapter 9; vague rhetorical assertions that we are "hard-wired from birth to respond to story". That as infants we recognize faces (hero), can direct our gaze to where others are pointing (goal), can infer cause-effect relationships (outcome). There are better books that account for the brain science behind story, such as the chemical dopamine is released when we listen to story.The book's biggest failing is how it blithely asserts EVERTHING can be (is best) converted to story, but it doesn't tell us HOW to convert facts into story. For instance, if I'm an engineer talking to other engineers about a new technology, where is the hero of that story? What is the conflict? It's not a simple matter to convert a list of important facts into a narrative arc. The author never addresses this.The most helpful sections give concrete examples of how to use storytelling in education. For instance, to make a classroom of students be more motivated to practice their Mozart, a teacher could start by telling them the story of Mozart, how he grew up a child prodigy, his struggles with deafness, etc. Bringing Mozart to life as a real person makes it more interesting to study his music. I thought that was a good concrete example.Unfortunately, there is not enough concrete examples of HOW to use storytelling. And the brain science and research is summarized vaguely and incompletely. So, dreadfully disappointed with the lack of details in this book.
StoryBranding(TM) 2.0: Creating Standout Brands Through the Purpose of StoryThe subject of stories has received a great deal of attention as of late. But upon close analysis the word 'story' is quite fuzzy and has many meanings. What is a story really? Something with a beginning, middle and end? A white lie? A news report? You'd be surprised at what can be found out just researching this question, which is what Kendall Haven did for 10 years while writing this book.This is THE book about stories, what they are and why they are so powerful. No other comes close. If you have even the slightest interest in story as a tool to enhance communication to persuade, engage audiences, or just to entertain, this is not only a must read, it should be a first read. I refer to it often and probably will for a long time. It's incredibly well researched, and very well written. Chapter one is worth the entire price of the book and then some.
A massive amount of work and thought went into this book and I'm so glad Kendall took it on so I didn't have to :). It is a necessary read for storytellers and educators to use the power of story to introduce new ideas, info and perhaps values to their audiences and students. When you truly understand the power of story on each of us who are hard wired to learn that way, you can't possibly take storytelling less than deadly seriously.
I wanted to like this book, but, unlike a good story, it did not build to anything I cared about. Instead the author kept telling the reader about how many articles and books he'd read to write this book (imagine!), and that they all proved that story was indeed, powerful. I suppose it could serve as a collection of references, but the treatment is not academic nor popular. I'm not sure what it is but it didn't do the subject justice.
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