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Elan Barnehama and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation about Long-Term Friendships ALJ. When I read your wonderful essay “Showing Up,’ now published in FRIENDS, I was struck by feelings of estrangement and, on the other hand, the comfort of friends. These two emotions seemed to be bantering throughout the essays. It felt familiar and …
Friendships can be a foundational relationship in our lives. When twenty-four authors came together to explore this theme, they created a collection that honors friends from a wide spectrum of experiences. All add meaning to our lives. For many, friendships last even after romances end. We care about our friends. If you buy Friends: Voices …
Book Review of ‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel’ by Carl Safina Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, by Carl Safina, Henry Holt Co., 2015, 480 p. Many scholars from those enrolled in Middle School General Science to PhD professors have been exposed to and likely held the standard that prohibits anthropomorphizing animal behaviors. Students are …
Betsy Robinson and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation About What can be Learned Within Friendships of Contrast Buy Friends at Amazon or your favorite bookseller including your indie bookstore. ALJ Hi Betsy, I loved your essay, ‘Two Kinds of Gardeners,’ in Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship and I admit, I tend to …
Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship Can friendships be sorted into one of three categories as Aristotle postulated? Since we are still talking about what he had to say way back in 350 B.C.E., we are culturally bound to his analysis of friendships. Still, I think cultural mobility, the digital age, and the emphases …
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Help a Book Out: Ten Things You Can Do to Spread the Word Karen McQuestion By Karen McQuestion Let’s say you’ve just finished reading a book so great you wonder why the author isn’t a household name. You’d love to help get the word out about this author and his/her book, but really, what can …
Book review ‘The Genius of Birds’ by Ackerman The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman Penguin Press, 2016, 266 pages. Prepare to be annoying. Have you ever experienced a friend or family member who kept looking up over a book with did-you-know facts? I was that person when I read the first chapter of Michael …
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Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship twenty-four true stories of friendship “An uplifing celebration of essays about the value of friendship” Midwest Book Review Give FRIENDS to say “I cherish you.” BUY TODAY ON AMAZON SHOP YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE Praise for ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ International Review of Books “A …