On Belonging, Kim Samuel
On Belonging, Kim Samuel
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On Belonging
Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation

Author: Kim Samuel

Narrator: Erica Sullivan

Unabridged: 11 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2022

Synopsis

In an age of social isolation, what does it mean to belong?Humanity is at an inflection point. Stress, disconnection, and increasing environmental degradation have people yearning for more than just material progress, personal freedom, or political stability. We are searching for deeper connection. We are longing to belong.On Belonging is an exploration of the crisis of social isolation and of the fundamental human need to belong. It considers belonging across four core dimensions:Our relationships with other people,Our rootedness in nature,Our ability to influence political and economic decision making, andOur finding of meaning and purpose in our lives, with lessons on how to create communities centered on human connection. A trailblazing advocate and thought leader on questions of social connectedness, Kim Samuel introduces listeners to leaders around the world who are doing the work to cultivate belonging.Whether through sports, medicine, music, business, culture, or advocacy, the people and programs in this book offer us meaningful lessons on building a world where we all feel at home

About Kim Samuel

Kim Samuel is an activist, educator, and movement builder. She is the founder of the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness and an academic lecturer at institutions including Oxford, Harvard, and McGill Universities. Samuel was recently named visiting scholar at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, University of Oxford and the first-ever Fulbright Canada ambassador for diversity and social connectedness. She lives in Toronto.

About Erica Sullivan

Erica Sullivan is a professional actress of both stage and screen and holds her MFA from the Yale School of Drama. She has spent over a decade as a Company Member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has been busy in both the stage and screen world, and has also narrated nearly one hundred audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith

It just kept going and going.......more

Goodreads review by Ricardo

This book is a landmark! Kim Samuel has covered a pivotal topic that cuts across so many domains in our lives and the lives of others. Not only is belonging so critical to the challenge of innumerable disenfranchised populations, it also touches on some fundamental aspects of each of our lives. It r......more

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“Captivating profiles of what connection and community look like in action…This compassionate journalistic treatise on building more inclusive communities hits the mark.” Publishers Weekly

“Erica Sullivan narrates with a lithe and melodic pitch palette that adds notable beauty to the listening…She provides warmth and relaxed pacing that add inviting softness to Kim Samuel’s perspectives and worldly wisdom.” AudioFile

“Kim Samuel traveled the world to study the human need to belong and why so many don’t. Drawing on a stunning array of conversations, Samuel has written an important book that shows a path to a more connected future.” Mary Jordan, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author

“Through powerful storytelling and analysis, this book helps us turn our focus to what really matters. On Belonging is an important book for the times in which we’re living.” Wade Davis, professor of anthropology, University of British Columbia

“On Belonging is a roadmap for escaping the isolation that has become so prevalent today. Kim Samuel shows the value of belonging and positions it at the center of nearly every facet of human life.” Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch

“Shows how we can help build a world of love, respect, and trust. It’s a guide to how our whole society can operate on the principle of harmony. We can’t live without human connection. This book shows how we can all overcome the disconnection and reawaken the beauty.” Quincy Jones, multiaward-winning music, film, and television producer

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