Foreword / Marcia K. Johnson -- Power beyond reckoning: an introduction to Narrative impact / Timothy C. Brock, Jeffrey J. Strange, Melanie C. Green -- pt. 1: The experience of stories -- Mythic structures in narrative: the domestication of immortality / Victor Nell -- Emotions and the story worlds of fiction / Keith Oatley -- "Get up and win!": participatory responses to narrative / James W. Polichak, Richard J. Gerrig -- Evolution of interactive media: toward "being there" in nonlinear narrative worlds / Frank Biocca -- pt. 2: Real-world impact of narratives -- Controversial narratives in the schools: content, values, and conflicting viewpoints / Joan DelFattore -- Entertainment education and the persuasive impact of narratives / Michael D. Slater -- Girls, reading, and narrative gleaning: crafting repertoires for self-fashioning within everyday life / Janice Radway -- Narrative integration of personal and collective identity in social movements / Ronald N. Jacobs -- pt. 3: Theoretical perspectives -- How does the mind construct and represent stories? / Arthur C. Graesser, Brent Olde, Bianca Klettke -- How fictional tales wag real-world beliefs: Models and mechanisms of narrative influence / Jeffrey J. Strange -- Persuasive role of stories in knowledge and action / Roger C. Schank, Tamara R. Berman -- In the mind's eye: transportation-imagery model of narrative persuasion / Melanie C. Green, Timothy C. Brock -- Insights and research implications: epilogue to narrative impact / Timothy C. Brock, Melanie C. Green, Jeffrey J. Strange.