The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar

The Heroine with 1001 Faces

Maria Tatar with Julie McKay (Narrator)

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 World-renowned folklorist Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long buried history of heroines, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman. How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social j...

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informative 98%
reflective 60%
challenging 30%
inspiring 28%
hopeful 16%
adventurous 12%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 4%
dark 3%
sad 3%
tense 3%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%

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slow 42%
fast 6%

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