内容简介
WithaprefacebyHisHolinesstheDalaiLama,thiscollectionoforiginalstoriescomesfromacclaimedwritersincludingJanMorris,SimonWinchester,DaveEggersandAnthonySattin.TheKindnessofStrangersexplorestheunexpectedhumanconnectionsthatsooftentransformtheexperienceoftravel,andcelebratesthegiftofkindnessaroundtheworld.
作者简介
DonGeorgeistheAdventureCollection’sWebEditorinChief.Ahighlyrespectedandpioneeringtraveljournalistformorethantwodecades,DonwasmostrecentlytheGlobalTravelEditorforLonelyPlanetPublications.Priortothat,DonwasTravelEditorattheSanFranciscoExaminer&ChronicleandtheneditedSalon.com’stravelsite,Wanderlust.Donhaspublishedsevenbooks,including“TravelWriting,”“TheKindnessofStrangers,”“BytheSeatofMyPants,”and“TalesfromNowhere.”Hehaswrittenmorethan600articlesformagazinesandnewspapersaroundtheglobe,andhasreceiveddozensofawardsforhiswritingandediting.Apopularandtrustedtravelexpertandcommentator,DonappearsregularlyonCNNandNPRaswellasotherTVandradiooutlets,andisfrequentlyquotedinmajornewspapersandonlinenewssites.Healsospeaksfrequentlyontravelissuesatvenuesaroundtheworld;recentappearancesincludetheCommonwealthClub,theWorldAffairsCouncil,theChicagoHumanitiesCenter,theEducationalTravelConference,theJapanSociety,theAustralianSocietyofTravelWriters,andthePacificAsiaTravelAssociation.Donhasalsohostedalivelyseriesofon-stageconversationswithsuchacclaimedwritersasJanMorris,SimonWinchester,PicoIyer,IsabelAllendeandAmyTan.HehastaughttravelwritingattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,GraduateSchoolofJournalism,andisco-founderandchairmanoftheannualBookPassageTravelWritersandPhotographersConference.Inaquarter-centuryofwandering,Donhasvisitedmorethan65countries.HehasworkedasateacherinAthens,atranslatorinParis,andaTVtalkshowhostinTokyo.HenowlivesintheSanFranciscoBayAreawithhiswife.
