INSTANTNEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER“TheBestStrangersintheWorldisawitty,poignantbookthatcapturesAriShapiro’slovefortheunusual,hispursuitoftheunexpected,andhisdelightatconnectionagainsttheodds.“--RonanFarrow,PulitzerPrize-winninginvestigativejournalistandNewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofCatchandKillandWaronPeaceFromthebelovedhostofNPR’sAllThingsConsidered,astirringmemoir-in-essaysthatisalsoaloverlettertojournalism.Inhisfirstbook,broadcasterAriShapirotakesusaroundtheglobetorevealthestoriesbehindnarrativesthataresometimesheartwarming,sometimesheartbreaking,butalwayspoignant.HedetailshistimetravelingonAirForceOnewithPresidentObama,orfollowingthepathofSyrianrefugeesfleeingwar,orlearningfromthosefightingforsocialjusticebothathomeandabroad.Astheself-reinforcingbubblesweliveinbecomemoreimpenetrable,AriShapirokeepsseekingwaystohelppeoplelistentooneanother;tofindconnectionandcommonalitywiththosewhomayseemdifferent;toremindusthat,beforereligion,ornationality,orpolitics,weareallhuman.TheBestStrangersintheWorldisatestamenttoonejournalist’spassionforConsideringAllThings--andsharingwhathefindswiththerestofus.
