Kindness Of Strangers: The

: Simple acts, like a woman offering to tie a pregnant stranger's shoelaces or a stranger putting money into a mechanical ride for exhausted parents' children, often leave a lifelong impression of human goodness. Books and Collections

: Journalist Mike McIntyre’s memoir details his journey across the United States without any money, relying entirely on others for food and shelter. The Kindness of Strangers

: In one account, an online forum user shipped a car radiator to a total stranger, saving them from financial ruin. Another individual shared how "burly truckies" helped rescue their car when it was dangling off a highway median. : Simple acts, like a woman offering to

: A woman shared a story of being harassed on a train; a young man intervened by pretending to be her old schoolmate, successfully driving the harasser away. Another individual shared how "burly truckies" helped rescue

: Edited by Don George, this travel literature anthology features stories from writers like Pico Iyer and Dave Eggers about human connections made on the road.