Being deprived of social gatherings revealed just how important they are to connect with others collaborate share ideas and create moving lifeaffirming experiences.If theres one thing lockdown showed us its that time together is a gift weve too often taken for granted.In The Art of Gathering Priya Parker shows us how to ensure that however we meet its a truly transformative experience. An expert on organizing successful gatherings whether in conference centres crisis zones or her living room Parker sets forth a humancentred approach to gathering that can help us create meaningful memorable moments large and small for work and play.The result is a book full of exciting realworld ideas that will forever alter the way you look at your next business meeting dinner party and garden barbecue.Hosts of all kinds this is a mustread Chris Anderson creator of TEDPriya Parker has created both an art and a science to gathering in ways that can bring joy and fulfilment to any meeting Deepak ChopraA long overdue and urgent manifesto Seth Godin New York Times bestselling author of This is Marketing