Humans of New York : Stories

Love humans of New York and love this book! Great quality pictures and pages to this hardcover book. I would definitely recommend.

I bought this as a birthday gift for my roommate, and ended up borrowing it to read before she even had a chance to peruse it! Brandon's stories are all beautiful, whether they are about tragedy, success, love, loss, the unfathomable, or the every day. You don't need to be a literary scholar or academic to understand any of these stories. All you need to be is human - human enough to understand that true compassion and empathy has no race, age, sexual orientation, financial class, social status, or any of those intangible boundaries that we subconsciously build around ourselves and others that lead us to be judgmental and intolerant. Brandon's stories remind us that at the root of it all, we are all human, and we all share common experiences no matter how we've categorized ourselves in society.It sounds cheesy, but reading the Humans of New York facebook page has 100% made me a better person. The happy stories warm my cynical heart. The tragic stories remind me of how much I have to be grateful for every single day. The children's stories remind me that innocence still exists in a world seeped in vanity and corruption. When I've had a bad day, typically for some petty reason, reading a few stories is all I need to snap myself out of my wallowing. When someone behaves rudely to me, HONY reminds me that I don't know what a person has gone through that day, or in their life, that may lead them to act that way. I am wiser, kinder, happier, more forgiving, more sincere, more generous, and just more HUMAN because of a facebook page. Who would've thought?!Sometimes it's nice to take a break from social media though, and it's great to have a collection of these stories off-screen, by my bedside. Buying this book is such a small token of gratitude for the immense work Brandon has done.

I have purchased many of these books to give out as graduation, birthday, and just because gifts. I love that they are always on sale too so I stock up and save them for those times I need to give out a present. The stories remind us so much of humanity, the importance of listenign to people and creating space to listen to someone. I truly recommend this book for anyone that is in need of pick me up, conversation starter, or a way to look at our own life and understand ourselves.

Brandon Stanton's vignettes of New Yorkers on Facebook are captured in this book, 425 glorious pages in all color, complete with their stories. Chances are if you're reading this review you've already liked the Facebook page and follow his portraits regularly. Brandon Stanton went from a college grad working on Wall Street to a photojournalist. His quest to capture people of New York in their daily lives has led to more than 15 million followers, and their heartfelt appreciation for the work he does every day. In his short and poignant stories, combined with beautiful portraits, Brandon captures moments of people's lives, and sometimes an entire life story is captured in a couple of sentences. Many make us cry, some make us laugh, but all of them invariably show us how much we have in common. These posts are read by people across our planet, in every country. And it's heartwarming to see there are people in every country who identify with these stories, as they capture emotions we all have felt some time in our lives. At the very least, we empathize, as these stories give us a window into the subjects' lives.Like most people, I had already read most of the stories in this book on HONY Facebook page already, it's my daily source of inspiration and hope, joy and sadness, and a feeling of connection with others as we all read his stories and then the comments. Sometimes, people share their own stories in the comments that are equally evocative but more often, they are words of encouragement for the person in the portrait. Sometimes, I think the world is becoming increasingly cynical until I read these comments and then I realize all across the world we our connected by our capacity to feel love, and to empathize. That each one of us is just looking for appreciation, a little love, and a little joy, a bond with their family, and above all peace within. It's a powerful realization, that often brings forth tears. My daughter once commented, "On the grayest days of my life, HONY saves me." And she's right. It does.The moment this book came out I had to buy it, as it is a precious collection of these stories, this time not just pictures but the stories that accompany the pictures. But it is even greater joy to not have to surf through all the previous posts on HONY but to hold them in your hand (or possess them in digital format) at one time. I rarely ever buy a hardcover physical book any more, but this one I knew I had to get, and I may still buy the Kindle version.As I read each story all over again, I remember how I felt when I first read it, some are so familiar as I've looked at them again and again as friends reposted them, some are less familiar, but together they all document the human condition, that captures not just the people of New York but all of us, across the globe. Someone once commented HONY should be called HOPE. Not just Humans of New York but Humans of Planet Earth. And they were right.

Seguo da anni su instagram la pagina di Humans of New York e trovo che anche il libro sia molto bello.

Brandon always delivers a Masterpiece!

The stories about NYC citizens were fascinating from an Australian's point of view. Successful, middle income and those people living on the streets. This book tells you about them and their stories with captions as small as two word to paragraphs. Love it

Amazing

Sigo a página do Humans of New York no facebook há um tempão e é a minha página favorita de toda a internet! Um lugar em que você se emociona com as histórias de completos desconhecidos! Torce por eles, fica triste, feliz, com raiva. Os comentários, no geral, são cheios de amor. O Brandon conseguiu criar uma comunidade cheia de carinho e amor ao próximo!Então, ter esse livro era indispensável! O livro é lindo e as histórias são únicas, como sempre. Recomendo a todos que querem se emocionar.Retrata o que temos de melhor: nós mesmos!