The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages, you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But this book is so much more, for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's...

So how do you tell stories that stick--in your own mind and in the minds of your family, friends, colleagues, and clients? That's what you'll learn from this enthralling course that reveals the tried-and-true methods experienced storytellers use to develop and engaging, entertaining, and memorable tales. Lecturer, Professor Hannah B. Harvey.

A collection of stories from around the world, with background information and tips on how to tell each tale.

Its time to read. This book encourages a love of reading for both emerging readers and younger children who love to listen to stories.

A young child imagines the troubles he might have trying to read a bedtime story to different animals, from the hippopotamus that tries to sit on his lap, to the parrot that copies every line of the story.

A translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city to escape the plague.

A collection of twenty-five traditional stories explaining why an animal or plant or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are storytelling tips and short modern, scientific explanations for the subject of the story.

Errol's mom is too busy to tell him a story. So he has to make up his own. At first, he doesn't know how to tell a story, but when he is joined by a surprising collection of characters (even dinosaurs!), a story begins to grow and grow ... until it's the BIGGEST story ever! A celebration of imagination, packed full of humor, energy and adventure.