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How to Break Up with Your Friends
by Erin Falconer • 2022
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
3.74
479
How to Break Up with Your Friends Summary
How to Break Up with Your Friends 89%
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
by Erin Falconer 2022
3.74
479 ratings
When Friendship Hurts
by Jan Yager • 2002
Diagnose toxic friendships, set boundaries that hold, and know when to walk away.
3.46
336
When Friendship Hurts Summary
When Friendship Hurts 88%
Diagnose toxic friendships, set boundaries that hold, and know when to walk away.
by Jan Yager 2002
3.46
336 ratings
The Friendship Crisis
by Marla Paul • 2004
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
3.18
254
The Friendship Crisis Summary
The Friendship Crisis 88%
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
by Marla Paul 2004
3.18
254 ratings
You Will Find Your People
by Lane Moore • 2023
TV promised you ride-or-die friends by 25. The real playbook for finding them in adulthood.
3.25
3k+
You Will Find Your People Summary
You Will Find Your People 87%
TV promised you ride-or-die friends by 25. The real playbook for finding them in adulthood.
by Lane Moore 2023
3.25
3k+ ratings
Platonic
by Marisa G. Franco • 2022
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
4.04
8k+
Platonic Summary
Platonic 87%
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
by Marisa G. Franco 2022
4.04
8k+ ratings
The Friendship Fix
by Andrea Bonior • 2011
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
3.18
122
The Friendship Fix Summary
The Friendship Fix 87%
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
by Andrea Bonior 2011
3.18
122 ratings
We Should Get Together
by Kat Vellos • 2020
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
3.85
954
We Should Get Together Summary
We Should Get Together 87%
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
by Kat Vellos 2020
3.85
954 ratings
Modern Friendship
by Anna Goldfarb • 2024
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
3.74
884
Modern Friendship Summary
Modern Friendship 87%
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
by Anna Goldfarb 2024
3.74
884 ratings
Big Friendship
by Aminatou Sow • 2020
Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.
3.74
25k+
Big Friendship Summary
Big Friendship 87%
Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.
by Aminatou Sow 2020
3.74
25k+ ratings
The Art of Showing Up
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2020
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
3.77
3k+
The Art of Showing Up Summary
The Art of Showing Up 86%
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2020
3.77
3k+ ratings
The Friendship Factor
by Alan Loy McGinnis • 1978
Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.
4.15
1k+
The Friendship Factor Summary
The Friendship Factor 86%
Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1978
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Friendship Formula
by Caroline Millington • 2019
Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.
3.24
164
The Friendship Formula Summary
The Friendship Formula 86%
Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.
by Caroline Millington 2019
3.24
164 ratings
Frientimacy
by Shasta Nelson • 2016
Friendship is not about quantity. The depth you crave requires three simple but difficult practices.
3.80
840
Frientimacy Summary
Frientimacy 86%
Friendship is not about quantity. The depth you crave requires three simple but difficult practices.
by Shasta Nelson 2016
3.80
840 ratings
The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 86%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
The Laws of Connection
by David Robson • 2024
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
3.74
434
The Laws of Connection Summary
The Laws of Connection 86%
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
by David Robson 2024
3.74
434 ratings
Friendship for Grown-Ups
by Lisa Whelchel • 2010
Closeness to God depends on closeness to trustworthy friends. A former child star shows how.
3.69
353
Friendship for Grown-Ups Summary
Friendship for Grown-Ups 86%
Closeness to God depends on closeness to trustworthy friends. A former child star shows how.
by Lisa Whelchel 2010
3.69
353 ratings
Belong
by Radha Agrawal • 2018
Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.
3.60
1k+
Belong Summary
Belong 86%
Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.
by Radha Agrawal 2018
3.60
1k+ ratings
Fighting for Our Friendships
by Danielle Bayard Jackson • 2024
Why female friendships fray and how to repair them from first fight to last goodbye.
4.14
1k+
Fighting for Our Friendships Summary
Fighting for Our Friendships 86%
Why female friendships fray and how to repair them from first fight to last goodbye.
by Danielle Bayard Jackson 2024
4.14
1k+ ratings
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party
by Nick Gray • 2022
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
4.15
857
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party Summary
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party 86%
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
by Nick Gray 2022
4.15
857 ratings
Friendship
by A.C. Grayling • 2013
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
3.27
117
Friendship Summary
Friendship 86%
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
by A.C. Grayling 2013
3.27
117 ratings
Find Your People
by Jennie Allen • 2022
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
3.94
21k+
Find Your People Summary
Find Your People 86%
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
by Jennie Allen 2022
3.94
21k+ ratings
How to Be a Friend
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
3.86
4k+
How to Be a Friend Summary
How to Be a Friend 86%
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
3.86
4k+ ratings
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
by Adam Smiley Poswolsky • 2021
You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.
3.38
426
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness Summary
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness 86%
You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.
by Adam Smiley Poswolsky 2021
3.38
426 ratings
Friendship in an Age of Economics
by Todd May • 2012
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
3.72
29
Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary
Friendship in an Age of Economics 85%
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
by Todd May 2012
3.72
29 ratings
Billy No-Mates
by Max Dickins • 2022
No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.
4.16
463
Billy No-Mates Summary
Billy No-Mates 85%
No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.
by Max Dickins 2022
4.16
463 ratings
Here to Make Friends
by Hope Kelaher • 2020
Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.
3.19
155
Here to Make Friends Summary
Here to Make Friends 85%
Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.
by Hope Kelaher 2020
3.19
155 ratings
Friend-ish
by Kelly Needham • 2019
Asking friendships to do what only God can do leaves them hollow. Here's the biblical repair.
4.22
2k+
Friend-ish Summary
Friend-ish 85%
Asking friendships to do what only God can do leaves them hollow. Here's the biblical repair.
by Kelly Needham 2019
4.22
2k+ ratings
Love in the Big City
by Sang Young Park • 2019
A gay man in Seoul chases love through friendship, loss, and a secret he cannot shake.
3.67
18k+
Love in the Big City Summary
Love in the Big City 85%
A gay man in Seoul chases love through friendship, loss, and a secret he cannot shake.
by Sang Young Park 2019
3.67
18k+ ratings
So Old, So Young
by Grant Ginder • 2026
Mia boarded a plane with seventeen years of photos and one funeral she wasn't ready for.
3.77
23k+
So Old, So Young Summary
So Old, So Young 85%
Mia boarded a plane with seventeen years of photos and one funeral she wasn't ready for.
by Grant Ginder 2026
3.77
23k+ ratings
This Is Me Letting You Go
by Heidi Priebe • 2016
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
4.03
13k+
This Is Me Letting You Go Summary
This Is Me Letting You Go 85%
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
by Heidi Priebe 2016
4.03
13k+ ratings
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah • 2008
Best friends since fourteen, Kate and Tully navigate thirty years of love, ambition, and loss.
4.20
486k+
Firefly Lane Summary
Firefly Lane 85%
Best friends since fourteen, Kate and Tully navigate thirty years of love, ambition, and loss.
by Kristin Hannah 2008
4.20
486k+ ratings
The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali • 2024
A childhood bond in 1950s Tehran must weather revolution, betrayal, and decades of separation.
4.47
238k+
The Lion Women of Tehran Summary
The Lion Women of Tehran 85%
A childhood bond in 1950s Tehran must weather revolution, betrayal, and decades of separation.
by Marjan Kamali 2024
4.47
238k+ ratings
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin • 2015
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
4.10
45k+
The Thing About Jellyfish Summary
The Thing About Jellyfish 85%
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
by Ali Benjamin 2015
4.10
45k+ ratings
How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls
by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005
Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.
3.95
1k+
How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary
How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 85%
Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.
by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005
3.95
1k+ ratings
Text Me When You Get Home
by Kayleen Schaefer • 2018
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
3.46
9k+
Text Me When You Get Home Summary
Text Me When You Get Home 85%
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
by Kayleen Schaefer 2018
3.46
9k+ ratings
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam • 2016
One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.
2.77
11k+
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty 85%
One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.
by Rumaan Alam 2016
2.77
11k+ ratings
The Ballad of Ronan McCoy
by Colin Morgan • 2026
A boy who washes hearses in secret already knows death. Then silence steals his only friend.
4.44
497
The Ballad of Ronan McCoy Summary
The Ballad of Ronan McCoy 85%
A boy who washes hearses in secret already knows death. Then silence steals his only friend.
by Colin Morgan 2026
4.44
497 ratings
Messy Beautiful Friendship
by Christine Hoover • 2017
Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.
4.31
1k+
Messy Beautiful Friendship Summary
Messy Beautiful Friendship 85%
Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.
by Christine Hoover 2017
4.31
1k+ ratings
Flat Earth
by Anika Jade Levy • 2025
A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.
3.10
2k+
Flat Earth Summary
Flat Earth 85%
A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.
by Anika Jade Levy 2025
3.10
2k+ ratings
The Penderwicks at Last
by Jeanne Birdsall • 2018
When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.
4.18
10k+
The Penderwicks at Last Summary
The Penderwicks at Last 85%
When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.
by Jeanne Birdsall 2018
4.18
10k+ ratings
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan • 2007
A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.
3.72
20k+
No and Me Summary
No and Me 85%
A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.
by Delphine de Vigan 2007
3.72
20k+ ratings
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
by Michelle Cuevas • 2017
His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.
4.19
3k+
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend Summary
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend 85%
His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.
by Michelle Cuevas 2017
4.19
3k+ ratings
Sisterhood Everlasting
by Ann Brashares • 2011
Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.
3.91
39k+
Sisterhood Everlasting Summary
Sisterhood Everlasting 85%
Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.
by Ann Brashares 2011
3.91
39k+ ratings
Everything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton • 2018
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
3.93
517k+
Everything I Know About Love Summary
Everything I Know About Love 85%
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
by Dolly Alderton 2018
3.93
517k+ ratings
Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami • 2009
Two outcasts pass secret notes in class, building a hidden world that feels like the only salvation.
3.78
92k+
Heaven Summary
Heaven 85%
Two outcasts pass secret notes in class, building a hidden world that feels like the only salvation.
by Mieko Kawakami 2009
3.78
92k+ ratings
If He Had Been With Me
by Laura Nowlin • 2013
She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.
3.78
598k+
If He Had Been With Me Summary
If He Had Been With Me 85%
She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.
by Laura Nowlin 2013
3.78
598k+ ratings
The Seven Deadly Friendships
by Mary E. DeMuth • 2018
Some friendships quietly hollow you out. How to name them, leave them, and heal.
4.05
189
The Seven Deadly Friendships Summary
The Seven Deadly Friendships 85%
Some friendships quietly hollow you out. How to name them, leave them, and heal.
by Mary E. DeMuth 2018
4.05
189 ratings
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson • 2016
Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.
4.27
9k+
Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day 85%
Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.
by John David Anderson 2016
4.27
9k+ ratings
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle • 2020
A Manhattan lawyer's perfect plan shatters after a vision reveals a different man in her future.
3.78
659k+
In Five Years Summary
In Five Years 85%
A Manhattan lawyer's perfect plan shatters after a vision reveals a different man in her future.
by Rebecca Serle 2020
3.78
659k+ ratings
Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy
by Leslie Braswell • 2013
Your absence is your only leverage after a breakup. The strategy for using it.
4.09
1k+
Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy Summary
Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy 85%
Your absence is your only leverage after a breakup. The strategy for using it.
by Leslie Braswell 2013
4.09
1k+ ratings
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