In Search of Common Ground: Inspiring True Stories of Overcoming Hate in a Divided World

By Bastian Berbner

Book Overview

Is there nothing we can do? This is the question that inspired award-winning journalist Bastian Berbner to embark on this book as he surveyed the political arenas in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere across Europe, compelled by what he describes as "something akin to political fear." What he found in the course of his reporting are people who, despite significant differences in their worldviews and ideas, were able to trust, listen to, and be open with one another.

In Search of Common Ground takes us around the world: to Arizona, where a former neo-Nazi befriends his Black parole officer; to Germany, where an older couple dread the arrival of their new Roma neighbors--but are moved upon meeting them to offer help, becoming their friends and champions; to Ireland, where we see one friendship change the world when a gay-rights activist overturns a conservative mailman's homophobia--and together, they help sway public opinion to legalize gay marriage.

Berbner's intensively reported and compelling accounts are interwoven with expert insight from Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, psychologist Peter Coleman of Columbia University, and others. This uplifting book vividly shows that we can overcome prejudice and find common ground.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615198946
• ISBN13: 9781615198948
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

My favorite book

This is my favorite book and the one I encourage everyone to read! It really feeds my optimism and faith in humanity and I found it really well put together and educational, without being boring (I'll admit, nonfiction isn't always easy for me to read, but this one was so worthwhile and I enjoyed it). If you are disheartened by the division in society, or would like to broaden your mind, look no further for a book that will give you hope and inspire you to be part of the solution.