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David Herman

    January 1, 1962
    Narratologies : new perspectives on narrative analysis
    Creatural Fictions
    To be a Jew in occupied Poland : Cracow-Auschwitz-Buchenwald
    Effective JavaScript: 68 specific ways to harness the power of JavaScript
    Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind
    Thinking with the Eye's Mind
    • 2018

      Thinking with the Eye's Mind

      Decision Making and Planning in a Time of Disruption

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The book offers a practical approach to refining and enhancing ideas and plans that have not yet reached their potential. Through 14 informative chapters, it guides readers in reviewing their strategies while providing two complimentary online applications tailored for both business and personal planning. This resource aims to empower individuals to think critically and creatively, enabling them to unlock the full promise of their concepts.

      Thinking with the Eye's Mind
    • 2017

      Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind is an important attempt to bridge the gap between several (sub)disciplinary approaches while avoiding the pitfalls of the promotion of one master discipline....David Herman proves an excellent guide, both by the richness of the information he provides and by the clever positions he takes toward them. - Leonardo

      Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind
    • 2016

      Creatural Fictions

      Human-Animal Relationships in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Focusing on the intricate relationships between humans and animals, this volume features contributions from both emerging scholars and established experts. It delves into significant literary works from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, highlighting the growing canon of animal narratives. Key texts discussed include those by Franz Kafka and Yann Martel, providing a rich analysis of how literature reflects and shapes our understanding of these connections.

      Creatural Fictions
    • 2013
    • 2004

      Story Logic

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.0(21)Add rating

      Argues that narrative is simultaneously a cognitive style, a discourse genre, and a resource for writing. Because stories are strategies that help humans make sense of their world, narratives not only have a logic but also are a logic in their own right, providing an irreplaceable resource for structuring and comprehending experience.

      Story Logic
    • 2000
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