When Strangers Meet: How People You Don't Know Can Transform

When Strangers Meet: How People You Don't Know Can Transform You (TED Books)

Discover the unexpected pleasures and exciting possibilities of talking to people you donâ€™t knowâ€”how these beautiful interruptions can change you, and the world we share.

When Strangers Meet argues for the pleasures and transformative possibilities of talking to people you donâ€™t know. Our lives are increasingly insular. We are in a hurry, our heads are down, minds elsewhere, we hear only the voices we already recognize and rarely take the effort to experience something or someone new. Talking to strangers pulls you into experiences of shared humanity and creates genuine emotional connections. It opens your world. Passing interactions cement your relationship to the places you live and work and play, theyâ€™re beautiful interruptions in the steady routines of our lives. In luminous prose, Stark shows how talking to strangers wakes you up.

Threaded throughout are powerful vignettes from Starkâ€™s own lifelong practice of talking to strangers and documenting brief encounters, along with a deep exploration of the dynamics of where, how, and why strangers come together. Ultimately, When Strangers Meet explores the rich emotional and political meanings that are conjured up in even the briefest conversations and unexpected connections with strangers. Stark renders visible the hidden processes by which we decide who to greet and trust in passing, and the unwritten rules by which these encounters operate. When Strangers Meet teaches readers how to start talking to strangers and includes adventurous challenges for those who dare.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster/ TED
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster/ TED
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501119989
ReleaseDate 2016-09-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501119989

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster/ TED
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster/ TED
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501119989
ReleaseDate	2016-09-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501119989

When Strangers Meet: How People You Don't Know Can Transform You (TED Books)

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