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Book Title: Storytelling Animal : How Stories Make US Human
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Jonathan Gottschall
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Topic: Storytelling, Life Sciences / Evolution, Popular Culture, Books & Reading, Subjects & Themes / General
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Literary Criticism, Science, Social Science, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 8.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
