Portraits of Peace, John Noltner
Portraits of Peace, John Noltner
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Portraits of Peace
Searching for Hope in a Divided America

Author: John Noltner

Narrator: Rick Adamson

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/28/2021

Synopsis

Frustrated with an increasingly polarized social landscape, award-winning photographer John Noltner set out on a 40,000-mile road trip across the United States to rediscover the common humanity that connects us. He did so by asking people one simple question: "What does peace mean to you?" Through difficult conversations, gentle humor, and a keen eye for beauty, Noltner's Portraits of Peace captures a rich collage of who we are as a nation.

This book offers a uniquely human and accessible examination of the social issues that most challenge us today, such as racial equality, immigration reform, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights, freedom of religion, and tolerance. Through the real-world stories of ordinary citizens who choose, in the midst of difficult circumstances, to pursue healing, reconciliation, and community building, we discover a glimmer of hope that something better is possible.

Portraits of Peace offers a promising road map to a peaceful future as a pluralistic society.

About John Noltner

John Noltner is a gifted storyteller and photographer who has worked on four continents, gathering accounts of human courage, grace, and resilience. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Forbes, Midwest Living, and New York Daily News. His series A Peace of My Mind has been produced as two award-winning books and four exhibits that travel the country for presentations such as the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Everyday Democracy, the National Civil Rights Museum, and the Gandhi-King Conference on Nonviolence. John, his wife Karen, and their dog Bailey have pulled up their anchor in Bloomington, Minnesota, and taken their life on the road full-time in search of stories of hope, healing, and transformation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin

I met the author, John Noltner, at a presentation that I interpreted for. His presentation was great so I decided to purchase and read his book. The book was good the presentation was better.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

How far would you go to listen to other people? John Noltner has traveled over 40,000 miles coast-to-coast asking people a simple questions "What does peace mean to you?" The stories he uncovers simply be giving people the gift of listening to their stories will change your view of humanity. Yes, we......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

Overall, this was a nice book. I think my favorite story/chapter was 19 - Forgive. I appreciate the author's efforts he went through in compiling this book and all of his experiences along the way. He does admit to being more liberal in his worldview in more than one instance (i.e. tree hugger.) I d......more

Goodreads review by Joan

John asks some very simple questions, "If I didn't know anything about you, what would you want me to know?" And then he listens. And then he will say, "tell me more." He is a self-described middle-aged white guy who is listening and elevating voices of others. In the introduction, he introduces Hash......more

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