Humans
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Brandon Stanton
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Summary
Brandon Stanton’s new book， Humans—his most moving and compelling book to date—shows us the world。
Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010。 What began as a photographic census of life in New York City， soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon。 A global audience of millions began following HONY daily。 Over the next several years， Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world。
Traveling to more than forty countries， he conducted interviews across continents， borders， and language barriers。 Humans is the definitive catalogue of these travels。 The faces and locations will vary from page to page， but the stories will feel deeply familiar。 Told with candor and intimacy， Humans will resonate with readers across the globe—providing a portrait of our shared experience。
Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010。 What began as a photographic census of life in New York City， soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon。 A global audience of millions began following HONY daily。 Over the next several years， Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world。
Traveling to more than forty countries， he conducted interviews across continents， borders， and language barriers。 Humans is the definitive catalogue of these travels。 The faces and locations will vary from page to page， but the stories will feel deeply familiar。 Told with candor and intimacy， Humans will resonate with readers across the globe—providing a portrait of our shared experience。
Reviews
McKenna
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It’s pretty hard to dislike a book that consists of raw excerpts of people’s lives。 I’m a huge fan girl of Stanton’s work。 This is one Jesse and I read together in small bursts at a time。 I cried at least half the time because there is so much heartbreak in this world！ Beautiful。
Alex Clark
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*Hysterical sobbing*
Abigail
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A beautiful reminder that every human being has a story worth listening to。
Janall
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This book contains so many sad stories （ actually mostly sad stories）， and as a reader I can do absolutely nothing to help these people who are suffering from poverty， violence， hunger， homelessness， illness or loneliness。 Seriously， if you are prone to depression， this book will make it so much worse。 Life is hard， ten you die。 Hope the author too a huge chunk of his profits and donated to charity。
Briana
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I just adore Stanton and the work he is doing。 What a gift to humanity！
Leah O'Brien
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"What is your goat's name？""Goat"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 stars。 Brandon Stanton does it again with another wonderful collection of interviews and stories from around the world。 Love this book。 Everything is so real and raw。 This book made me laugh and cry and feel every emotion in between。 "What is your goat's name？""Goat"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 stars。 Brandon Stanton does it again with another wonderful collection of interviews and stories from around the world。 Love this book。 Everything is so real and raw。 This book made me laugh and cry and feel every emotion in between。 。。。more
Paola （ElvenBookworm）
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Powerful。 Humans are extremely resilient and wonderful and confusing。
Michelle Boehm
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All the emotions reading this one， so lovely。 An added bonus is it feels somehow more virtuous to read this in book form than on my phone。
Karen
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StorytellingWhat a delightful book！ The fact that we humans are more alike that we may have been taught is in full evidence in these pages。 Mr。 Tanto has had amazing adventures and through Chisholm he takes us along。 I recommend this book to all adults。 There are a few stories that a raw and not really appropriate for kids。
Grg
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These books of 'man-on-the-street' interviews are little empathy bombs。 I wish a new one came out every year。 These books of 'man-on-the-street' interviews are little empathy bombs。 I wish a new one came out every year。 。。。more
Kathy
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Inspiring， uplifting， touching， sad。。。every emotion is brought forth from these beautiful pictures and accompanying words。
Sarah Gartman
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I could easily have binged through this book， but deliberately read just a few at a time to preserve the intent of glimpsing somebody's "story。" Going slow allows you to digest all of the personalities interviewed by Stanton。 A fabulous compilation of people from all over the globe。 While he captures and evokes many different emotions， it simultaneously reminds us that we are part of a much greater global tapestry， but the feelings are the same。 Whether we can relate to a particular situation， w I could easily have binged through this book， but deliberately read just a few at a time to preserve the intent of glimpsing somebody's "story。" Going slow allows you to digest all of the personalities interviewed by Stanton。 A fabulous compilation of people from all over the globe。 While he captures and evokes many different emotions， it simultaneously reminds us that we are part of a much greater global tapestry， but the feelings are the same。 Whether we can relate to a particular situation， we can always empathize to the emotion。 。。。more
Britt-Marie
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Beautiful。 Endearing。 Heartbreaking。
Rêve
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5 stars， what else？
Stephanie
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Just wow。 I've read Humans of New York: this was much， much better。 Just wow。 I've read Humans of New York: this was much， much better。 。。。more
Hali
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Beautiful collection of stories from around the world。
Guan Jie
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We all have problems。 Looking for a new job or saving up to quit your current job。 We make friends。 And lose them as quickly as we made them。 We fall in love and get into arguments。 We follow the news， worry about it， and soon forget about it。 But we all do it。 That's human and this book shows it。 We all have problems。 Looking for a new job or saving up to quit your current job。 We make friends。 And lose them as quickly as we made them。 We fall in love and get into arguments。 We follow the news， worry about it， and soon forget about it。 But we all do it。 That's human and this book shows it。 。。。more
Ushnav Shroff
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Just beautiful。 Some of the stories within made me pause for a moment to acknowledge both my privilege and the fact that we as humans are living perhaps at the peak of technological and cultural innovation。
Joan
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recommend everyone read this fabulous photograph and autobiographical book。 The photos are of people worldwide and their stories。 So insightful and perceptive an author。
Ellen L
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This and Humans of New York are completely fascinating。
emma
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i may hate everyone， but i do love people。and that makes sense to me。4。5 stars
Matthew Rodriguez
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Both heartwarming and heart-wrenching。 Highly recommend。
Aisha
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5 stars - what an amazing collection of stories and images。 Even with stills， Brandon captures the spirit and hope and sorrow and joy。 Some of the stories I had already read before I recognized from the Facebook page， but having them all together like this is just so powerful and moving and a wonderful reminder of our shared humanity during a time in which it feels like we couldn’t be further apart。This work fulfills SPL's summer book bingo challenge prompt - "On Your Shelf"。 5 stars - what an amazing collection of stories and images。 Even with stills， Brandon captures the spirit and hope and sorrow and joy。 Some of the stories I had already read before I recognized from the Facebook page， but having them all together like this is just so powerful and moving and a wonderful reminder of our shared humanity during a time in which it feels like we couldn’t be further apart。This work fulfills SPL's summer book bingo challenge prompt - "On Your Shelf"。 。。。more
Cynthia
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Oh， this was splendid。 Pictures and stories of and about people from all over the globe。 Sometimes I was struck by our similarities - often I thought I was reading about an American's experience in America but it was Singapore， or the Netherlands， or Ghana。 Sometimes the stories are just dreadful。 Sometimes they are uplifting。 Some are terribly sad， and some heartwarming。 I cannot recommend highly enough。 Oh， this was splendid。 Pictures and stories of and about people from all over the globe。 Sometimes I was struck by our similarities - often I thought I was reading about an American's experience in America but it was Singapore， or the Netherlands， or Ghana。 Sometimes the stories are just dreadful。 Sometimes they are uplifting。 Some are terribly sad， and some heartwarming。 I cannot recommend highly enough。 。。。more
Peter Chan
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Reading this is a journey through a lot of random people over the world。 Inspiring and eye-opening。The real world is different from our perception spoon-fed by the media， which invariably focuses in the dramatic and the bad side of the world， and filters out most usual faces and matters， which can however be no less lively and touching。 Perhaps even more。 And these common people's lives are the real majority of the human beings' story。What this book brings to you is a sense of reality of the wor Reading this is a journey through a lot of random people over the world。 Inspiring and eye-opening。The real world is different from our perception spoon-fed by the media， which invariably focuses in the dramatic and the bad side of the world， and filters out most usual faces and matters， which can however be no less lively and touching。 Perhaps even more。 And these common people's lives are the real majority of the human beings' story。What this book brings to you is a sense of reality of the world。 This is one of the books that shall not be missed in a lifetime。 。。。more
j
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Two years ago we took our entrance exams for university。 The school announced our results in an auditorium。 One by one， they called the number of everyone who passed。 When I didn’t hear my number—I couldn’t breathe。 I wanted it to be a dream or a lie or a prank。 For my entire life I’d wanted to be an engineer， but I wasn’t even smart enough to attend university。 I have a habit of walking when I feel hopeless。 And that night I walked twenty kilometers I felt lost。 Like I had no path。 I stayed in “Two years ago we took our entrance exams for university。 The school announced our results in an auditorium。 One by one， they called the number of everyone who passed。 When I didn’t hear my number—I couldn’t breathe。 I wanted it to be a dream or a lie or a prank。 For my entire life I’d wanted to be an engineer， but I wasn’t even smart enough to attend university。 I have a habit of walking when I feel hopeless。 And that night I walked twenty kilometers I felt lost。 Like I had no path。 I stayed in bed for the entire next week。 But you can’t stay in your room forever， so I finally mustered the courage to consult the people around me。 My favorite teacher suggested that I apply to be a civil servant。 She reminded me that I have a strong sense of justice。 So I spent an entire year studying for the exam。 The results arrived yesterday， and I locked myself in my room to open the envelope。 It said: ‘Accepted。’ I’ve been looking backwards for so long。 I’ve been feeling ashamed of myself。 But that’s finally over。 Right now I’m in Tokyo for a career fair。 All of the ministries will be presenting。 Whatever position is chosen for me， I will give it my all。 I’ll be happy with anything。 I’m just excited for the opportunity to spend my life helping others。” 。。。more
Jolie Higazi
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This has been my bathroom reader for some time now。 Some stories I audibly laughed with， plenty I shared with friends because they so accurately spoke to what they were going through， many I’d think about for the rest of the day， and a few got me to tear up in sadness and shock。 All were worthwhile and got me to see past a picture and into a deeper story。 Those stories we all have。 Beautiful stories that show the fullness and rawness of random human connections sharing their experience。 I really This has been my bathroom reader for some time now。 Some stories I audibly laughed with， plenty I shared with friends because they so accurately spoke to what they were going through， many I’d think about for the rest of the day， and a few got me to tear up in sadness and shock。 All were worthwhile and got me to see past a picture and into a deeper story。 Those stories we all have。 Beautiful stories that show the fullness and rawness of random human connections sharing their experience。 I really loved the few sections of the author’s commentary on his work as well。 Well done， Brandon。 Thank you。 。。。more
Susan Wood
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What a fantastic book！ During lockdown this has been a wonderful way to experience the world。
Pam
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So many people have experienced such trials and tribulations， it certainly made me appreciate the blessings in my life。
Anna
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This book is beautiful， deep， and necessary。 The story telling culture that roots humanity ties all of these photos and lives together。 Books like this should be required reading in today’s world。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Humans
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Humans&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Humans&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0