Better Friendships Essential Nonfiction on Friendships
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The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
by:
Rhaina Cohen
3.93 avg rating — 4,188 ratings 2. 
Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
by:
Lydia Denworth
3.64 avg rating — 785 ratings 3. 
Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
by:
Kayleen Schaefer
3.46 avg rating — 8,465 ratings 
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When a Feller Needs a Friend, and Other Favorite Cartoons
by:
Clare Briggs
3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings 6. 
Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship
by:
Jacqueline Mroz
3.12 avg rating — 144 ratings 6. 
The Council of Dads: A Story of Family, Friendship & Learning How to Live
by:
Bruce Feiler
3.84 avg rating — 2,060 ratings 6. 
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Yes Sisters: Surrounding Yourself with Women Who Affirm, Encourage, and Challenge You
by:
Angelia L. White
4.11 avg rating — 74 ratings 9. 
You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult
by:
Lane Moore
3.26 avg rating — 2,575 ratings 11. 
The Power of Female Friendship: How Your Circle of Friends Shapes Your Life
by:
Paul Dobransky
3.31 avg rating — 29 ratings 
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Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses
by:
Erica Cerulo
3.74 avg rating — 273 ratings 
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Transformation and Transcendence: The Power of Female Friendship
by:
Emily Rapp
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 18. 
The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship
by:
Jessica Smock
3.95 avg rating — 59 ratings 18. 
How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends
by:
Mark Derr
3.24 avg rating — 381 ratings 20. 
Real Friends Talk About Race: Bridging the Gaps Through Uncomfortable Conversations 4.47 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, the Power of Relationships and Our Path to Equity 4.22 avg rating — 181 ratings
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Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
by:
Nina Totenberg
4.12 avg rating — 18,188 ratings 23. 
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders (Dale Carnegie Books)
by:
Dale Carnegie
4.40 avg rating — 2,826 ratings 24. 
True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism-For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals
by:
Mildred L. Brown
3.79 avg rating — 266 ratings 
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400 Friends and No One to Call: Breaking through Isolation and Building Community
by:
Val Walker
3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings 27. 
Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100
by:
Marta Zaraska
3.91 avg rating — 425 ratings 28. 
Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity
by:
Brian Hare
4.03 avg rating — 1,620 ratings 29. 
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We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
by:
Will Schwalbe
3.87 avg rating — 2,995 ratings 34. 
The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
by:
Monica Potts
3.88 avg rating — 7,051 ratings 35. 
Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama
by:
Saladin Ambar
4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings 
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Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
by:
John Bradshaw
3.56 avg rating — 4,034 ratings 38. 
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Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline
by:
Loretta Lynn
4.30 avg rating — 2,953 ratings 
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The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends
by:
Dorothy Kalins
3.57 avg rating — 94 ratings 
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Smells Like Bacon: The Skit Guys Guide to Lifelong Friendships
by:
Tommy Woodard
4.44 avg rating — 57 ratings 44. 
Friendship First: From New Sparks to Chosen Family, How Our Friends Pave the Way for Lifelong Happiness
by:
Gyan Yankovich
3.90 avg rating — 68 ratings 45. 
Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections
by:
Anna Goldfarb
3.79 avg rating — 642 ratings