Friends question each other's trust and respect as life presents serious challenges. Arturo and Sophia plan a spiel night following their senior party but circumstances prevent this from transpiring. Sophia then finds a suggestive photo of Arturo, which strains their relationship. Renaldo deals with alcoholic parents and his own temptation to drink, especially during a crisis with his girlfriend. Millicent struggles with her introversion and an overprotective mother. Conrad is out to prove his manhood. Wyatt has strong principles tested by the lure of the flesh. And Andrea thinks ever guys she meets is Mr. Right - until after a few dates, when he becomes Mr. Wrong. Impatient, she wonders if she will ever find her man. The responsibilities of adulthood have these friends drifting apart and feeling alone, even helpless. When the most formidable situations arise, will friendship last?
In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship—its joys and its pitfalls. Aminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts.
"In this marvelous book, Beverly Fehr presents a comprehensive and richly detailed examination of what scholars have learned about the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of friendships.
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Nonfiction Book of Winter 2020 and a Real Simple Best Book of 2020 “Accessible and enlightening.… Denworth has crafted a worthy call to action.” —Washington Post In this revelatory investigation, ...
Figure out what you want out of your friendships, how to be a good friend, how to resolve conflicts, and much more!
Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s.
Receiving an unexpected gift of friendship bread and instructions for creating more to pass along, Julia Everts, a woman chronically depressed by the loss of her son, surprises her family by making the bread and sparking new friendships, ...
Illustrations and easy-to-read text provide a primer on friendship, including the many ways friendships are formed.
What does it mean to be a friend? What roles do friendships play in our own development? How do we befriend those across the race, ethnicity, gender, and orientation spectrums? What happens when a friendship turns sour?
As cinematic goddess Marlene Dietrich once said, "It's the friends you can call at 4 am that really matter." This book of women's wisdom is a tribute to these sisters of the soul who are there every step of the way.
What is it about the nature of friendship that proves so elusive? In On Friendship, the acclaimed philosopher Alexander Nehamas launches an original and far-ranging investigation of friendship.