Friendship Development

Jack London’s White Fang is an impactful examination of the harsh realities of nature and the damage humans can cause, but also of the will to survive that is common between humans and wild animals alike. The story follows White Fang, a feisty wolf pup that becomes a vicious wolf due to his interactions with harsh human masters. He is shuffled between masters throughout his life and taught to be destructive but is eventually shown love and compassion by a human and learns gentleness as an adult wolf.

In what was to become the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma City bombing was one in a long line of violent attacks that have left communities across the nation searching for healing and hope. With the soaring message of the power of love to conquer evil, Grace from the Rubble tells the intertwining stories of four captivating individuals

We all have friendships that we have maintained over the years. But now more than ever, it’s easy to lose connection with those who you care about - and the uncomfortable feeling of being disconnected from our friends is all too common. The 50/50 Friendship Flow offers a conscious path to not simply maintain friendships, but to deepen those relationships to support connection and bring joy and a sense of purpose to both of you.

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.

It's the weekend finally! You've made it! You've been working long and hard all week, and now you're ready to unwind. Just as you're about to enjoy yourself, that feeling of accomplishment turns into disappointment almost immediately as you get depressed. Why is that? It's because you have no friends! You have no friends to call upon. You have no friends to go out with or want to hang out with you. How come?

Learn to avoid becoming entangled in other people's problems (O.P.P). In this book, you will learn how to recognize that other people's problems are not yours, have boundaries, and protect your peace.

Lady and the Tribe is a blueprint for building deep connections. As you listen, you’ll be swept away on a journey of friendship as the author shares her own personal stories and those of other women. In the process, you’ll discover how to find, nurture, and deepen friendships and create a tribe culture that is unique to you.

Two best friends do almost everything together. They have each other's backs. But when one friend sees the other treating someone unkindly, he steps in to show that everyone wants to be treated as they would treat others. From the popular creative team - longtime friends themselves - comes a real and rhythmic look at friendship that any child will relate to in My Friend!

Meet Anne. Meet Francina. An unlikely pair brought together by a destiny-driven moment on a hilly, curvy Atlanta road that changed both their lives unexpectedly. The unique friendship forged between the Midwestern transplant and the Southern matriarch, 50 years her senior, ended up spanning decades. Even with Anne s move back home to Wisconsin, they remained stalwart supports for one another. As Francina began to quietly shutter parts of her life, Anne juggled to keep up with a rapidly expanding family.

This book is filled with anecdotes of weird and stressful life scenarios and how all we could do was laugh and say "Oki f*cking dokie". This is a lighthearted self-help listen that shows how these past thoughts and experiences are ones we all share. We can laugh out loud and cringe about them together!

During a particularly painful time in her life, Sarah Zacharias Davis learned how delightful and wounding women can be in friendship. She saw how some friendships end badly, others die slow deaths, and how a chance acquaintance can become that enduring friend you need. The Friends We Keep is Sarah's thoughtful account of her own story and the stories of other women about navigating friendship. Her revealing discoveries tackle the questions every woman asks.

Seventy-three-year-old sportscaster Bob Walsh didn't bother to ask his three adult sons if they would like to join him on a Thanksgiving week fly fishing trip to western New York before he booked and paid for it. It had been five years since all four men had been together, and they didn't have another five years to wait. As prized steelhead trout returned to the river to spawn where they were born, the Walshes retraced their roots, reeling in fish and each other; settling old beefs, reconnecting as friends, and bonding as men.

In Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship - a phenomenon that's as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious. She examines friendship from a range of angles, from the historical to the experiential, with a scientific analysis that reveals new truths about what leads us to connect and build alliances, and then "break up" when a friendship no longer serves us.

Este libro es sobre nuestras amigas. Las amigas que están ahí, siempre, en el momento justo. Para llorar y para reír, para volver a llorar y para reír de nuevo. Siempre he percibido con claridad la importancia de la amistad entre nosotras, entre las mujeres. Un libro entrañable, para emocionarse, para reírse en voz alta, para disfrutar junto a esas entrañables personas que elegimos para acompañarnos en todos los momentos: las amigas.

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.

Forbidden friendship takes guts to continue. Especially in a world where generational breakdown and parental aggression still continues. Add depression and it can make life at home a strain for teenagers. For this teen adult, life at home dictates how she should behave. Until one teen takes the painful step to change. Either lose the only friendship or go against the only love.

After I'd attempted suicide I met David, another patient in the psych ward, who was suffering from deep depression. He'd been admitted on a suicide prevention watch. However, holding a heartbreaking secret, David had a good reason to be depressed. Becoming instant friends, David shared his secret with me. With his demons controlled, this young man loved life and saw beauty in everything around him. David only wanted to be there for his friends and to help others. But no one could help David. No one could change what was to come for my dear friend.

A ruthless and illuminating exploration of the friendships that dominated, influenced, nourished, inspired, haunted - and sometimes tore her apart - Susanna Sonnenberg has written a book as searing and superb as her first book about her mother, Her Last Death. Childhood friendships, friendships with older women, friendships that play out with the passion and intensity of love affairs, the friendships between new mothers - each has its own subtleties, its own lessons that Sonnenberg examines and understands with astounding acuity.

The Cold Moon occurs in late December, auguring the arrival of the winter solstice. Approaching the winter solstice of his own life, Roger Rosenblatt offers a book dedicated to the three most important lessons he has learned over his many years: an appreciation of being alive, a recognition of the gift and power of love, and the necessity of exercising responsibility toward one another. In a rough-and-tumble journey that moves like the sea, Rosenblatt rolls from elegy to comedy, distilling a lifetime of great tales and moments into a tonic for these perilous and fearful times.

In Unbreakable Bonds: A Path to Sobriety and Friendship in Overcoming Alcohol and Drug Addiction, set out on a remarkable journey of resiliency, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit. This compelling book explores the depths of addiction while highlighting the transformative potential of sincere connections.