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Author: Janet Doubler Ward
Publisher: Popular Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780879726447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEleven contributed essays discuss a variety of literary texts against a background of the historical and cultural aspects of women's friendships. The listings of works cited and primary works discussed do not adequately substitute for an index. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Kayleen Schaefer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1101986123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Text me when you get home.' After joyful nights out together, female friends say this to one another as a way of cementing their love. It's about safety but, more than that, it's about solidarity. A validation of female friendship unlike any that's ever existed before, Text Me When You Get Home is a mix of historical research, the author's own personal experience, and conversations about friendships with women across the country. Everything Schaefer uncovers reveals that these ties are making us, both as individuals and as society as a whole, stronger than ever before.
Author: Deborah Tannen
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2017-05-02
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 0349010242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Washington Post Notable Book of 2017. Deborah Tannen's bestselling You Just Don't Understand: Conversations Between Women and Men made us aware of the deep and subtle meanings behind the words we say. She has since explored the way we talk at work, in arguments, to our mothers and our daughters. Now she turns to that most intense, precious and potential minefield: women's friendships. Best friend, old friend, good friend, new friend, neighbour, fellow mother at the school gate, workplace confidante: women's friendships are crucial. A friend can be like a sister, daughter, mother, mentor, therapist or confessor. She can also be the source of pain and betrayal. From casual chatting to intimate confiding, from talking about problems to sharing funny stories, there are patterns of communication and miscommunication that affect friendships. Tannen shows how even the best of friends - with the best intentions - can say the wrong thing, how the ways women friends talk can bring friends closer or pull them apart, but also how words can repair the damage done by words. She explains the power of women friends who show empathy and can just listen; how women use talk to connect - and to subtly compete; how fears of rejection can haunt friendships; how social media is reshaping relationships. Exploring what it means to be friends, helping us hear what we are really saying, understanding how we connect to other people; this illuminating and validating book gets inside the language of one of most women's life essentials - female friendships.
Author: Jacqueline Mroz
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2018-11-13
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1580057683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendships 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. Mroz takes a new look at how friendship has evolved throughout history, showing how friends tend to share more genetic commonalities than strangers, and that the more friends we have, the more empathy and pleasure chemicals are present in our brains. Scientists have also reported that friendship directly influences health and longevity; women with solid, supportive friendships experience fewer "fight or flight" impulses and stronger heart function, and women without friendships tend to develop medical challenges on par with those associated with smoking and excessive body weight. With intimate reporting and insightful analysis, Mroz reveals new awareness about the impact of women's friendships, and how they shape our culture at large.
Author: Rebecca Traister
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-10-11
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1476716579
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"--
Author: Mary Sheehan Warren
Publisher: Tan Books
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781505111248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinally! A practical guide for girls on the art of communicating through your words, actions, dress and demeanor that you are a person with value and dignity. The Thoughtful Girl's Guide presents a thorough exploration and explanation of that dignity and value by asking questions for self-reflection and by telling the stories of famous (and not so famous) people. In our world which is so confused about the very basics--the value of human life, the meaning and purpose of sexuality, why beauty matters, and what exactly constitutes true freedom--this book is much needed. This book makes clear that communication is ultimately about mutual respect, virtue, and friendship, and then, shows YOU how to pull it off! So, girls: What do you need to know about listening, speaking, writing, dressing, and etiquette? You need to know how to: Discover your mission and purpose in life. Improve your listening and refine your speaking. Understand your own "style" for connecting with others. Date without losing your mind. Know more about the world of fashion. Choose an outfit for any occasion. Have fun at a party. Conduct yourself during a job interview. Get a grip on digital communications such as texting, email, and social media. Understand and employ the rules of etiquette Being a woman in today's world can be difficult, but The Thoughtful Girls Guide is the perfect book to make it a little easier to do so and to live a happy, holy, and fulfilled life full of good friends and good relationships.
Author: Nicole Zangara
Publisher:
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781621830115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarried men live longer than single men. That's a fact. But marriage doesn't seem to play a role in women's life expectancy. However, women with strong, long-lasting female social relationships are likely to live years longer than those without. Zangara presents a highly entertaining, funny, poignant, and thoroughly illuminating look at female friendships in the modern age.
Author: Matthew Hussey
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2013-04-09
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 0062241761
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost dating books tell you what NOT to do. Here's a book dedicated to telling you what you CAN do. In his book, Get the Guy, Matthew Hussey—relationship expert, matchmaker, and star of the reality show Ready for Love—reveals the secrets of the male mind and the fundamentals of dating and mating for a proven, revolutionary approach to help women to find lasting love. Matthew Hussey has coached thousands of high-powered CEOs, showing them how to develop confidence and build relationships that translate into professional success. Many of Matthew’s male clients pressed him for advice on how to apply his winning strategies not to just get the job, but how to get the girl. As his reputation grew, Hussey was approached by more and more women, eager to hear what he had learned about the male perspective on love and romance. From landing a first date to establishing emotional intimacy, playful flirtation to red-hot bedroom tips, Matthew’s insightfulness, irreverence, and warmth makes Get the Guy: Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve a one-of-a-kind relationship guide and the handbook for every woman who wants to get the guy she’s been waiting for.
Author: Marilyn Yalom
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-09-22
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0062265512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Fascinating . . . The Social Sex is a paean to companionship. Share it with a bosom friend.” —NPR From historian and acclaimed feminist author of How the French Invented Love and A History of the Wife comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship In today’s culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships. Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship—both female and male—from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women’s rights movements of the ‘60s up to Sex and the City and Bridesmaids, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history. Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of women’s sports, and more. Lively, informative, and richly detailed, The Social Sex is a revelatory cultural history.
Author: Cassandra A. Good
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 0199376174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElite men and women in America's founding era formed friendships with one another that were vibrant, intimate, and politically significant. These relationships put women on equal footing with the founding fathers and other prominent men. Such friendships, Cassandra Good shows in Founding Friendships, enriched both the lives of individuals and the political fabric of the new nation.
