by Roger Horchow, Sally Horchow
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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 each rule into practice in daily life. Woven throughout are personal anecdotes from the Horchows, sharing their experiences of friendship.
Recognizing that friendships take many forms, the authors offer practical, proven advice that demystifies the process of making friends. The rules include:How to create rapport-- even in a crowd
How to transform an acquaintance into a friend
When to e-mail, pick up the phone, send a note, or meet in person
How to maintain long-term friendships --and even when it's time to quitThe book opens with a foreword by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point) that explores the Horchows' special talent for making and keeping friends. Whether your goal is to start a new relationship or reinvest in a longstanding friendship, this inspiring book will reveal how you can build more meaningful connections in your life.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Great ideas for helping you to meet and make friends, 2008-11-13
I'm so glad that I came across THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP by Roger Horchow and Sally Horchow before
my upcoming move to Asheville, North Carolina.
Knowing virtually nobody there, I'm somewhat apprehensive about
how to go about meeting new folks . . . yet the authors seem
to have made it simple for me by presenting--to quote the subtitle--70
SIMPLE RULES FOR MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS.
For example, here's one idea that I had never thought about:
* Host a party for your good friends and ask each of your guests to bring
one person that you don't know.
I then got a kick out of this suggestion for dealing with the problem
of forgetting somebody's name:
* Say, "Nice to see you" rather than "Nice to meet you." No one wants
to think they were so completely forgettable that you've blanked out
the first meeting.
Lastly, there was this useful suggestion for avoiding banalities that
get you nowhere in a conversation:
* Unless you are a meteorologist or a farmer, there is usually nothing
vitally interesting in a discussion of the weather. . . . Your goal is
to learn about the person you are talking to, not make empty noise.
I strongly recommend THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP to anybody
interested in making or meeting new friends--even if you think
you already have more than enough . . . by chance, even if you fall into the
latter category, you'll be pleasantly surprised to pick up some new
techniques that will help you strengthen existing friendships.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Just someone's opinion on friendship, 2008-06-28
Half through the book, I stopped reading. I felt that this book was written by someone who wanted to share opinions on who to make lasting friendships. I believe a spiritual book on how to better oneself is enough to make light bulbs go off in one's head about how to proceed in life with or without friends. Overall, I didn't like the book. Nice cover though.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Not very friendly, 2008-01-27
By nature, I'm not very friendly. This book has helped me to understand some of the things that are expected of people and to let people see that part of me that wants to reach out. I wish I had a real pro like the Horchows in my life so I could see someone who is by nature friendly. It would help me to learn much more.The lessons the Horchows teach are a good base.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Content Good - outdated material, 2007-12-12
The subject material and content of this audio CD (book) is good, but somewhat outdated reference material. I also didn't like the sound of Mr. Harowich's voice, which made it difficult to listen to. The other nararator's voice was pleasant though.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 Really Inane, 2007-10-31
This is a really dumb book, that only the idle rich could write.
Unless you are one of them, don't waste your money.
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