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The Importance Of 'Consequential Strangers' You get your coffee from your regular barista. You give a small nod to the guy you see every day at the gym. You don't know these people, but they're vital to your social landscape. Author Melinda Blau talks with Neal Conan about her book Consequential Strangers.

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Consequential Strangers
By Melinda Blau and Karen L. Fingerman
Hardcover, 302 pages
W.W. Norton
List Price: $25.95

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You get your coffee from your regular barista. You give a small nod to the guy you see every day at the gym. You don't know these people, but they're vital to your social landscape. Author Melinda Blau talks with Neal Conan about her book Consequential Strangers.

Consequential Strangers
By Melinda Blau, Karen L., Ph.D. Fingerman

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