Friendship Development

Temple Grandin is the most famous person with autism in the world. Whether you know her from the HBO movie Temple Grandin, her decades of work in the meat and cattle industry, or her unmatched contribution to the autism world, surely you know a thing or two about Temple. Well, prepare to meet a whole new side of her! Temple's close friend and author, Anita Lesko, conducts personal and unique interviews.

Read by the author. “There’s someone else.” “We found something on the X-ray we didn’t expect.” “We’ve eliminated your position.” When our circumstances unravel, how do we hold on to truth, to hope, to who we’re meant to be? After Carole Holiday experienced a series of...

What if the cause of the youth mental health crisis wasn’t actually social media at all? When was the last time you actually saw a group of kids—without adults—playing on a playground? Fourty years ago, an American ten-year-old could expect to walk to school, bike to a friend’s, or play...

Do you wish you had more friends? Are you finding it difficult to meet new people? Tired of feeling lonely? Discover practical ways to meet new people, learn the art of small talk, and find out how to nurture lifelong friendships. Rebecca Collins, the author of the groundbreaking Love Yourself Deeply, is back, this time, with a powerful guide for those who feel lonely, isolated, and lacking friends. This self-help guide is full of empowering tools and strategies to help you overcome shyness and learn the social skills needed to connect with others.

Enjoy five fun-filled audio picture book stories – read by Julia and Malcolm Donaldson! A bumper five-story audio collection from master storyteller Julia Donaldson – perfect for entertaining little ones in the car or at storytime! Contains: Spinderella Night Monkey Day Monkey Follow the...

The frantic pace and casual attitudes of modern life have made real friendship a rare experience. The Art of Friendship shows how making true connections can greatly enhance one's life. Seventy brief essays present simple but effective "rules of connecting" with action points to help you put...

An incisive exposé of the widespread, politically motivated “no contact” movement that deconstructs the ideology behind this trend and equips readers to avert estrangement and repair broken relationships from the acclaimed author of Awake, Not Woke There is a new form of relationship...

Highly Productive Teens With MAD Social Skills is book 1 of a 5-book series. This first volume of the series covers the social skills aspect that will empower your teen to succeed while promoting effective teaching of social and communication. Beautifully written with a warm and authentic style, inside this practical blueprint for teens, you'll uncover a rich collection of life-changing strategies and advice to help teenagers thrive emotionally, socially, and beyond.

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.

Our friends enrich every part of our lives. Now you can make them matter the most. Despite modern technology and the ample ways we have to keep in touch, we risk neglecting our relationships with the people who have the most profound effect on our well-being: our friends. Weaving together...

Can a virgin such as Ashley cope with the feelings that are building inside her for the famous surfer? Can a Midwestern girl with all the morals and hang-ups ingrained in her overcome them to actually enter into a Sapphic romance with this woman?

It is virtually impossible to feel connected and supported in life when you don’t feel that way where you spend most of our time—at work. In The Business of Friendship, friendship expert Shasta Nelson unpacks the distinct ways we can make work relationships the healthiest they can be, both...

What if great conversations weren’t about saying the “right lines”… but triggering the right emotions? Most people struggle socially not because they’re boring — but because they unknowingly kill attraction and connection the moment they open their mouth. Magnetic Conversations reveals the hidden social mechanics that make some people instantly likable, attractive, and memorable — without gimmicks, pickup lines, or fake confidence.

Friendship 2030 is an exploration of human connection, and a guide to making meaningful connections in the digital era. Many of us struggle as the landscape of social connections changes around us. This book will enrich your understanding and help strengthen a foundation for a thriving social life. With tips on how to expand your social circles, nurture and sustain friendships, and leverage technology, Friendship 2030 is an uplifting, informative and helpful listen.

Aufrichtig berichtet sie von der Enttäuschung über Freundschaften, die sang- und klanglos enden, zeigt aber auch Gemeinschaften, in denen Freundinnen verlässlich und solidarisch füreinander da sind. Sie zeigt eindrücklich, wie komplex und vielgestaltig Freundschaften von Frauen schon waren, lange bevor sie bürgerliche Rechte besaßen. Dieses Buch erzählt auf unterhaltsame Weise davon, dass zwischen Aristoteles und den Spice Girls tatsächlich eine Revolution stattgefunden hat.

El fin de la amistad ocurre ante los ojos de todos sin que nadie mire en el centro del dolor que supone esa pérdida o le ponga palabras. Ante esa herida abierta, no hay relatos ni espacios de duelo ni de alivio. Este libro es la anatomía de una aflicción, la que tiene lugar cuando una amistad importante («puede que la más importante», en el caso de Nuria Labari) te abandona. Y es también una reflexión profunda sobre el sentido de la amistad, desde su principio hasta su final.

She may not have it all figured out yet. But this year she's ✨manifesting✨ Don't miss this brand new rom-com perfect for fans of Bridget Jones's Diary and Emily Henry! 🔮 🔮 🔮 I manifest… The perfect man (Guy Carmichael) falling in love with me. I am letting go of… My rat-infested...

The Friendship Upgrade illuminates the growing issue of personal isolation and equips women to exchange clickable connection for real time, face-to-face friendships. Through the deeply personal stories of real women, it examines our varied routes to isolation - divorce, an emptied nest, increased mobility - as well as the impact of technology, over-efficient living, and the patterned choices that can root us in chronic loneliness.

It began as another newspaper assignment, a celebrity profile of the children's television icon. But in Fred Rogers, Texas journalist Tim Madigan found more than a fascinating subject. From their first meeting in 1995, at Rogers's invitation, the two became unlikely friends, a deep and abiding relationship that lasted until Rogers's death in 2003. In that time, Madigan found Rogers to be much more than the calm and compassionate personality of television. He was a person of unique human greatness who embodied love, compassion and wisdom his every waking moment.

The beloved creator of Blues Clues and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and protégé of Fred Rogers explores the importance of kindness and how it can change your life in this essential guide and tie-in to the PBS special, “The Power of Radical Kindness.” Angela C. Santomero, the creator...