Brooks says, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen — to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." He says we humans don’t do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, and misunderstood. In this book he sets out to help us do better, posing questions that are essential for all of us:
- If you want to know a person, what kind of attention should you cast on them?
- What kind of conversations should you have?
- What parts of a person’s story should you pay attention to?
Driven by a curiosity and determination to grow as a person, Brooks draws from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and from the worlds of philosophy, history, theater, and education to present a hopeful and integrated approach to human connection. The book helps readers become more understanding and considerate toward others and find the joy that comes from being seen. Along the way it offers a possible remedy for a society that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception. The act of seeing another person is profoundly creative, he says, so how can we look somebody in the eye and see something large in them and also see something larger in ourselves? This book is for people searching for connection and yearning to be understood.
Dyson and Favreau shine a light on the fight for democratic representation, an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy promised in the Constitution. Each chapter takes on a new battle between champions of freedom and those who stand in the way of their right to vote — from the American Revolution straight up to the present day as we approach the 2024 presidential election. This book will help readers understand our past, present, and future.
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