{"id":143331,"date":"2020-11-30T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=143331"},"modified":"2020-11-30T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:55:25","slug":"angelina-recommends-humans-brandon-stanton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=143331","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Recommends: Humans &#8211; Brandon Stanton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-143332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Humans-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Humans-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Humans.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/>&#8220;Brandon Stanton created\u00a0<i>Humans of New York<\/i>\u00a0in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling to more than forty countries, he conducted interviews across continents, borders, and language barriers.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/danvers.noblenet.org\/eg\/opac\/record\/4521579?locg=1\"><strong><i>Humans<\/i><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the definitive catalogue of these travels. The faces and locations will vary from page to page, but the stories will feel deeply familiar. Told with candor and intimacy,\u00a0<i>Humans<\/i>\u00a0will resonate with readers across the globe\u2015providing a portrait of our shared experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed reading Brandon Stanton&#8217;s new book <i>Humans<\/i> as much as I enjoyed reading <i>Humans of New York<\/i> on social media.\u00a0 It is a wonderful compilation of photography and storytelling that gives you a glimpse into the lives of strangers.\u00a0 Some stories are sad but some are uplifting.\u00a0 Stanton mentions in the book that at times he was nervous about taking the project to other countries with different views, religions, and cultures.\u00a0 He thought the people in other countries would not be as open to the project as New Yorkers, but was pleasantly surprised to realize that they were, if not even more.\u00a0 The book <i>Humans<\/i> is a very easy read and most stories are contained to one page so the reader can go at their own pace.\u00a0 This book will definitely pull at your heart strings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Brandon Stanton created\u00a0Humans of New York\u00a0in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world. 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