Strangers Have the Best Candy: How talking to strangers leads to a life of crazy adventure and lasting friendship - Couverture souple

Schulte, Margaret Meps

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ISBN 10 : 0991607619 ISBN 13 : 9780991607617

Editeur : Choose Art Books, 2014

Synopsis

In STRANGERS HAVE THE BEST CANDY, full-time adventurer Margaret Meps Schulte casts caution to the wind, striking up conversations with laughing, crying, boozing, and topless strangers all over the USA and beyond. Their stories, and the resulting hijinks and friendships, are her candy, her rewards for breaking the rules about talking to strangers. Schulte's powerful narrative brings unlikely real people into the light, from Betty, the vivacious mayor of a small town in Newfoundland, to Boopsie, a skinny-dipping breast cancer survivor. The book features over 100 pen-and-ink illustrations of chance encounters, elusive and fleeting scenes that could never have been photographed. These humorous, heartwarming tales will inspire readers of all ages to talk to strangers and meet new people. Schulte shows us how to set aside fear and judgment to look for connection and serendipity in our own lives.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Internationally-acclaimed winner of the 2014 Diagram Prize Research proves that talking to strangers is good for you. But how do you do it? In STRANGERS HAVE THE BEST CANDY, you'll learn from the experiences of Margaret Meps Schulte, whose philosophy of talking to strangers has become a lifelong passion. Her tales of conversations and adventures with strangers in the U.S., Canada, and beyond will leave you laughing, crying, and shaking your head at the possibilities. "A wonderful reminder to get out there and meet people - you never know who is about to become a friend." In Meps' illustrated stories, you'll meet people like:

• Carrie, the topless runner who popped out of the woods at Crater Lake with a bag of flour
• Tim, the globe-trotting pig farmer with the fake nose in his duffel bag
• Harley and Annabelle, the not-so-mediocre music makers and stars of Route 66
• Captain Craig, the Scourge of Lake Union and Environs and Whatever Else Needs Scourging
• Chicken Pox Man (but you'll wish you hadn't)

You'll learn what really goes into Happy Stew, where to find the Mythical Butter Divide, and why you should always say yes and always take all your stuff. Most importantly, you'll learn how easy it is to get your own candy from strangers and why in the world you would want to.

Biographie de l'auteur

Margaret Meps Schulte is a national expert in talking to strangers and making friends through chance encounters. Best-known for her colorful presentations on "How to Talk to Strangers," she lives a nomadic life, meeting people in her travels by car, bicycle, and sailboat.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Choose Art Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0991607619
• ISBN 13: 9780991607617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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