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Real Women Write: The Power of Friendship is an anthology of prose and poetry from members of Story Circle Network, an organization supporting women writers and asserting the importance of women’s stories. Building on the theme of the 2023 edition of the Real Women Write anthology, which examined the roles of Mothers and Mentors, this volume explores the importance of friendship in women’s lives. One of the lessons learned from our common pandemic experiences is that personal relationships and interactions do matter.

Should we even expect to be fulfilled and happy at work? Yes, we should, says Annie McKee, coauthor of the best-selling Primal Leadership. In her new transformative book, she makes the most compelling case yet that happiness - and the full engagement that comes with it - is more important than ever in today's workplace, and she sheds new light on the powerful relationship of happiness to individual, team, and organizational success.

Three very different women with three very different secrets meet at a Pilates class and form an unlikely friendship. Frankie is unexpectedly pregnant, and this issue is causing problems in her marriage that she doesn’t know how to solve. Miranda has terminal cancer and recently tried to kill herself. Golda is a survivor of an abusive marriage and is haunted by the memory of who she once was.

This groundbreaking audio guide provides a step-by-step framework for making new friends and strengthening existing relationships—all while keeping it real, relatable, and occasionally ridiculous.

Science journalist Lydia Denworth takes us in search of the biological, psychological and evolutionary foundations of this important bond. She finds that the human capacity for friendship is as old as humanity itself, when tribes of people on the African savanna grew large enough for individuals to seek meaningful connection with those outside their immediate families. Lydia meets scientists at the frontiers of brain and genetics research and discovers that friendship is reflected in our brain waves, our genomes and our cardiovascular and immune systems.

Michael Tougias and Adam Gamble had good lives: married with two children each, nice homes in the suburbs, jobs that paid the bills, and frequent fishing trips out on the ocean. But those comfortable lives had cracks in them and soon they found themselves hit by a rogue wave of divorce, financial hardship, addiction, and career upheaval. What kept them going—and helped them navigate the rough waters of middle age—was fishing and friendship.

Placing the West's failure to acknowledge the most successful slave revolt in history alongside denials of the Holocaust and the debate over the Alamo, Michel-Rolph Trouillot offers a stunning meditation on how power operates in the making and recording of history...

If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend, Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Their friendship - between a secular American and a madrasa-trained sheikh - had always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being fought in their names.

She had told me to recall all the wonderful moments we had had as a way to gain strength in difficult times during my life, and she claimed our friendship was the best gift from God, but today I am far from her while my mind making me feel that I could not stop being near her constantly. I understood very well that there were dark, furious occurrences that could suck the life out of her, had drained her wonderful personality. And at this point of life, they carried exceptional qualities about her that she could not uncover before our friendship.

True friends are hard to find and even harder to describe. But with real life stories, friendship quotes, inspirational quotes, and anecdotes, Friends Are Everything has everything you ever need for friendship empowerment.

Tickles the Turtle has been out of town on a business trip, and a friendship party is the perfect way to welcome him back home! But there’s one problem: The three friends can’t seem to agree on what to do for the party! But with the help of their friends - Bernard the Skateboarding Beaver, Daisy the Dancing Dear, and Renaldo the Rambunctious Raccoon - they end up planning the perfect party that’s fun for everyone.

So you just saw a picture from your child’s recent school trip and noticed them sitting alone, while other children play together. As a parent, your heart races. Are they okay? What can I do? What does my child need? We know that friendships are beautiful and essential. They teach children to socialize, support one another, and communicate. Children who fail to learn basic social skills run risks of negative experiences later in life.

Texas Titans is a story of George Herbert Walker Bush and James Addison Baker, III, two of America's most consequential statesmen of the past 50 years. Two men from opposite areas of the country who found friendship on the tennis courts at the Houston Country Club. Two men who helped transform a world during an era of immense challenges and change. Two men who became - and still are - Texas titans.

With warmth and compassion, Denworth weaves together past and present, field biology and cutting-edge neuroscience, to show how our bodies and minds are designed to make friends, the process by which social bonds develop, and how a drive for friendship underpins human (and nonhuman) society. With its refreshingly optimistic vision of the evolution of human nature, this book puts friendship at the center of our lives.

How do you change the world? Dr. John M. Perkins says the answer is friendship. Find out why in He Calls Me Friend.

From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world around us. One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy ad sales executive, passed an...

In a world where everyone possesses unique abilities, Sean's late-blooming powers lead him on a transformative journey. He uncovers the astonishing ability to shape his own destiny through sheer imagination. But the true power he discovers isn't in his extraordinary abilities alone—it's the strength of his friendships and the choices he makes that truly define him.

Socially Unstoppable helps teens and young adults turn self-awareness into action—learning how to set boundaries, stop people-pleasing, and feel confident in everyday social situations.

Plans, Friends, and Me helps teens and young adults build the foundation for a confident, healthy social life. Through simple tools, reflection prompts, and practical exercises, listeners learn how to understand their needs, communicate clearly, and build friendships rooted in respect and authenticity.

The extraordinary new contemporary novel, set in Ireland, Italy and France, from the bestselling author of The Honeymoon Affair and The Missing Wife. Ailie, Sybil and Rua can take care of themselves. But when they form an unexpected friendship, they discover new perspectives on old problems...