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The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers | Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Alice Waters, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A timely collection of inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the experience of travel, and celebrates the gift of kindness around the world. Featuring stories by Jan Morris, Tim Cahill, Simon Winchester and Dave Eggers. This ebook does not contain essays by Pico Iyer and Tanya Shaffer, which were part of the print collection. I greatly appreciate the theme of this book that gathers stories of kindness received when it was most needed and perhaps least expected. I am sure they will inspire everyone who reads them, encouraging each of us to take whatever opportunities arise to be kind to others in turn. - HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA The Kindness of Strangers is a wonderful companion for travel. It enlarges us, reminds us that serendipity is one of the ultimate joys of life's constant journey. - AMY TAN A wonderful idea beautifully realized. I enjoyed it immensely.- BILL BRYSON About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013
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keithmalek
The Kindness of Strangers | Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Alice Waters, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart

The Wodaabe are nomads of the Sahel, the rocky scrublands that signal the beginning of the Sahara. They have quite liberal sexual practices and an unsettling tendency to request sex of a woman by scratching her inner palm. The woman is expected to follow the scratcher then and there behind a bush --although, thankfully, the Wodaabe have great respect for women and typically accept rejection with a shrug.

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overtheedge
The Kindness of Strangers | Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Alice Waters, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart

This looked good....free with Amazon prime and kindle unlimited!

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overtheedge
The Kindness of Strangers | Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Alice Waters, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart

Through kindness, through affection, through honesty, through truth and justice towards all others, we benefit ourselves as well. This is a matter of common sense. There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile. Our own happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of others. Similarly, if society suffers, we ourselves suffer.