{"product_id":"when-strangers-meet-kio-stark-9781501119989","title":"When Strangers Meet: How People You Don't Know Can Transform You","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the unexpected pleasures and exciting possibilities of talking to people you don't know--how these beautiful interruptions can change you, and the world we share.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Strangers Meet\u003c\/i\u003e argues for the pleasures and transformative possibilities of talking to people you don'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, they're beautiful interruptions in the steady routines of our lives. In luminous prose, Stark shows how talking to strangers wakes you up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreaded throughout are powerful vignettes from Stark'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, \u003ci\u003eWhen Strangers Meet\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eWhen Strangers Meet\u003c\/i\u003e teaches readers how to start talking to strangers and includes adventurous challenges for those who dare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kio Stark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501119982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501119989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/ Ted\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Kio Stark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996285599999,"sku":"9781501119989","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f382ae5-f224-46e8-85c0-6effca5ff1f7.jpg?v=1683340811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-strangers-meet-kio-stark-9781501119989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}