Contents: M.K. Johnson, Foreword. Preface. T.C. Brock, J.J. Strange, M.C. Green, Power Beyond Reckoning: An Introduction to Narrative Impact. Part I:The Experience of Stories.V. Nell, Mythic Structures in Narrative: The Domestication of Immortality. K. Oatley, Emotion and the Story Worlds of Fiction. J.W. Polichak, R.J. Gerrig, "Get Up and Win!": Participatory Responses to Narrative. F. Biocca, The Evolution of Interactive Media: Toward "Being There" In Nonlinear Narrative Worlds. Part II:Real-World Impact of Narratives.J. DelFattore, Controversial Narratives in the Schools: Content, Values, and Conflicting Viewpoints. M.D. Slater, Entertainment Education and the Persuasive Impact of Narratives. J. Radway, Girls, Reading, and Narrative Gleaning: Crafting Repertoires for Self-Fashioning Within Everyday Life. R.N. Jacobs, The Narrative Integration of Personal and Collective Identity in Social Movements. Part III:Theoretical Perspectives.A.C. Graesser, B. Olde, B. Klettke, How Does the Mind Construct and Represent Stories? J.J. Strange, How Fictional Tales Wag Real-World Beliefs: Models and Mechanisms of Narrative Influence. R.C. Schank, T.R. Berman, The Pervasive Role of Stories in Knowledge and Action. M.C. Green, T.C. Brock, In the Mind's Eye: Transportation-Imagery Model of Narrative Persuasion. T.C. Brock, M.C. Green, J.J. Strange, Insights and Research Implications: Epilogue to Narrative Impact.