The power of strangers : the benefits of connecting in a suspicious world
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984855770
- ISBN: 1984855778
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Physical Description:
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xix, 328 pages ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2021]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 307) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Strangers in a cab -- part I: What happens when we talk to strangers? Strangers in a classroom -- A readily available source of happiness that we almost never take advantage of -- Hello through the howdy door -- Human makes friend -- How to talk to half a dozen strangers at once -- Talking to strangers: Paleolithic edition -- Meet the murderer and the man from another dimension -- How humans came to rely on the kindness of strangers -- How to listen to strangers -- The god of strangers -- part II: Why don't we talk to strangers? Strangers in the city -- Why are we so afraid of strangers? -- How fear of strangers can make us friendly -- How to procreate with strangers in Finland -- part III: How to talk to strangers. Okay, so when are we allowed to talk to strangers? -- How to talk to strangers -- Talking to strangers in the field -- Talking to them -- How to talk to enemy strangers -- Upon encountering a stranger -- A new social renaissance. |
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Subject: | Interpersonal relations Social interaction Strangers Interpersonal relations Social interaction Strangers |
Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
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Homer Public Library | 302 KEO (Text) | 000162035 | Nonfiction | Available | - |