The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life: Tales from the Coffee Shop (Explorations in Narrative Psychology)

Synopsis

William L. Randall Shows How Narrative Psychology Is Integral To How We Navigate Everyday Life. He Makes The Case That All People Function As Narrative Psychologists By Continually Storying Their Lives - As Well As Those Of Others - In Memory And Imagination. The Book Weaves Anecdotes Of Encounters Its Author Experiences With Speculations On His Own Life Story, Probing The Narrative Complexity Of Our Memories, Emotions, And Identities, And Our Experience Of Everything From Romance To Rumour And History To Religion. In The Beginning : The Story Behind The Book -- Medium With Milk : Setting The Scene -- The Story Of My Life : Narrative As Metaphor -- The Story Of My Life Ii : Novelty, Identity, And Narrative -- Hollyhocks And Hummingbirds : The Biographical Imperative -- Friends And Lovers : Narrative In Relationship -- The Tales That Bind : Narrative And Community -- Cigar In The Night : Storying The Past -- World Without End : Story And Spirit. William L. Randall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.