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In this zippy listen packed with true-life stories, Jen Nash explains how the opportunity to connect is everywhere and how we can get more than we ever dreamed of out of life if we make the effort to lean in and say hello. Whether you want to go to more parties, get a better job, make more money, or be a better person—listening to this book can give you practical strategies for doing it all. A happier, more successful, and more fulfilling life is within your reach, and The Big Power of Tiny Connections will show you the way.

Claire’s family has gone nuclear. Her precious moppets keep calling Childline when she feeds them broccoli, she’s utterly Ottolenghied out at weekends and her darling husband is having an affair with her best friend. The question isn’t whether she needs a glass of wine, but is there one big enough? Enter the Sauvignon Sisterhood, a new set of friends brought together by a shared love of liquid therapy. Together they might just be able to convince Claire that, like a good bottle of red, life really can get better with age.

Judy Gaman was so busy making a name for herself that she barely took the time to meet a stranger, enjoy life, or simply stop to breathe. Immersed in her job as the director of business development for a high-profile medical practice - a job that required her to write health and wellness books and host a nationally syndicated radio show - she spent every day going full speed ahead with no looking back. That is, until the day she met Lucille Fleming. What began as a quick meeting became a lasting friendship that transformed into an inseparable bond.

When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she decided to follow Jesus' famous commandment to "love your neighbor" a bit more literally. In the past, she would have looked first for friends at her new job or her new church. This time, though, she decided to look for friends among the strangers who shared her apartment building - her actual neighbors in her new "vertical neighborhood".

As an awkward high schooler, Wednesday struggled to find her place in Grand Rapids. Until a handsome senior encouraged her to believe how talented, smart, and wonderfully different she was. Naturally, Wednesday fell for him...He was falling, too. For another boy. Yet this one-sided crush proved life altering, paving the way for a string of “boyfriends” who offered Wednesday something deeper than physical connection.

As Roseann Sdoia waited to watch her friend cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013, she had no idea her life was about to change - that in a matter of minutes she would look up from the sidewalk, burned and deaf, staring at her detached foot, screaming for help amid the smoke and blood. In the chaos of the minutes that followed, three people would enter Roseann's life and change it forever.

A call to arms against BRUNCH . . . and a how-to guide for fighting back, from the hosts of the hit podcast and public radio show The Dinner Party Download Society is under threat. The culprit? BRUNCH. Not merely a forum for overpriced eggs, brunch is a leisure-time-squandering hellscape...

Rachel feels like she doesn't fit in - until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no different from the misogynist world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there's only one way forward....

“Her writing is both vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.” —Boston Globe “It’s the three-dimensional men, women, and children who populate her fiction that I’ll remember for a very long time.” —Nancy Pearl’s Picks Following the phenomenal success of her novels Love...

How do some people end up with friends anywhere they go and make amazing impressions on everyone? What really makes people connect, open up, and just...click with others? It's something we never learn in school...a shame because connecting instantly with others just might be the most important skill you'll ever learn. The first minute of an interaction is the gatekeeper of friendship and relationships.

Let go of the guilt, shake off the shame, and fend off your fears. God made you to stand strong in any situation, and bestselling author Alli Worthington will show you how. We live in a culture that constantly tells you who you should be as a modern woman. You're told that you aren't enough and...

Learn how to set and maintain boundaries: Overcome fear of saying no, and improve self-esteem so you can stop being taken advantage of and start building meaningful friendships. “You have to be able to set boundaries, otherwise the rest of the world is telling you who you are and what you should be doing.”

Dating or married and finding it hard lately to identify whether he is really into you? Not sure what some of the things he says and does may actually mean? Concerned that your relationship might not work?Finding the right person to fall in love with can be a confusing process at times. Married and dating couples can sometimes fall in and out of love for many reasons - like busy schedules, finances, dishonesty, and disrespect. In this book, we will discuss ways to see the signs and help avoid them before they occur.

Written in the same comedic style as the New York Times best sellers Sparkly Green Earrings and The Antelope in the Living Room, Nobody's Cuter Than You is a laugh-out-loud look at the special bond that exists between friends and a poignant celebration of all the extraordinary people God had the good sense to bring into our lives at exactly the right moments.

As an adult, it's harder to make friends, let alone keep them, or perhaps all your former friends drifted apart. Many of us are obsessed with work or occupied with family. Simply put, we don't have the time for friends, yet have the need for friends. We can't stay away for long without needing human contacts, whether that is a friend or family member. Eventually that feeling of loneliness will creep in causing depression, lack of purpose, and even mental sickness affecting our physical well-being.

If you have just undergone a breakup, then get this step-by-step guide to getting over it, written especially for women. It is written by a person who has gone through breakup and lost loved ones. In this step-by-step guide, you will discover how to overcome and endure the pain caused by the break up.

Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and attract friends. The author offers clear-cut friendship-making guidelines for parents and their children. Some of the book's recommendations include: don't over-schedule a child's time; guide children to participate in "friend-attracting" activities; seek out friends in the neighborhood.

How to Avoid Being a Friendzilla: Navigating Friendships with Empathy and Respect will help you spot (and stop) those little habits that may be pushing your friends away. It will teach you how to be a better friend, so your friendships can grow stronger, healthier, and way less awkward. Because great friendships take time, balance, and yes, the occasional apology!

Aristote vous livre ses précieux conseils pour développer et gérer vos amitiés non seulement pour le bien de vos amis, mais de vous-même ! En effet, selon Aristote, l'amitié est le premier pas indispensable pour accéder à la vertu voire au succès ! Bienveillance, liberté, vérité, reconnaissance, comprenez dans toute leur profondeur ces mots-clés de la pensée d'Aristote, pour nouer des amitiés les plus enrichissantes possibles et les plus bénéfiques pour vous-même.

Un libro hecho de pequeñas historias reales, anécdotas, recuerdos, algunos más felices, otros marcados por el infortunio y el dolor, pero con un denominador común: el gesto universal del abrazo. Hablamos tanto del gesto físico que nos define como humanos, el que nos brinda protección y consuelo, como del abrazo de la simpatía, el del afecto, aunque sea lejano, el de toda una comunidad o, incluso, del abrazo que a veces damos a las ideas, a las pasiones o a la fe.