He eschews a chronological narrative in favour of wicked anecdotage, accompanied by a glamorous supporting cast.

In addition, they have all taken a coherent, chronological narrative approach in which one thing leads on to the next.

The other chapters form a loose chronological narrative which he often breaks with various insights and recollections.

This treatise differs from traditional textbooks in economic history by not taking up a chronological narrative.

These vignettes don't follow a complete or chronological narrative, although they often mention characters introduced in earlier sections.