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The best strangers in the world : stories from a life spent listening

The best strangers in the world : stories from a life spent listening

Shapiro, Ari, 1978- author.
Large Print 2023

"From the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered, a stirring memoir-in-essays that is also a love letter to journalism. In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning fr...

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ISBN:
9798885791915
Edition:
Large print
Description:
395 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
large print (16 point)
Contents:
Introduction: thank you for listening
Nature boy
Impact
Happy endings
Musical interlude 1: je ne veux pas travailler
The bubble
War people in war places
War people in other places
The other man I married
The third rail of journalism
The best strangers in the world
The whole world falls in
Answers versus questions
You can't see schvitz on the radio
Musical interlude 2: crowd surfing with cigarettes
You can't kill me, I'm an idea, I'm timeless
Playing favorites
LCCN:
2023014679
Control Number:
3273105
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