Big Friendship

Author: Aminatou Sow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982111925
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don’t talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first decade in one another’s lives. As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they’ve become known for frank and intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship—its joys and its pitfalls. Aminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. And they should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep frustration, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation. They have weathered life-threatening health scares, getting fired from their dream jobs, and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga. Through interviews with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their struggles are not unique. And that the most important part of a Big Friendship is making the decision to invest in one another again and again. An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society’s most underappreciated relationship, Big Friendship will invite you to think about how your own bonds are formed, challenged, and preserved. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.

On Sudden Hill

Author: Linda Sarah
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471119300
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Birt and Etho are best friends, they play on Sudden Hill, making marvellous contraptions out of cardboard boxes. But then a new boy, Shu, wants to join in too. Birt isn't sure that he wants Shu to join them. Eaten up with jealousy, he goes home and refuses to come out to play. Until Etho and Shu come to his house with the most marvellous cardboard contraption so far... A compelling story about accepting someone new, written by Linda Sarah and illustrated by Benji Davies, the bestselling illustrator of The Storm Whale series. Also by Linda Sarah: The Secret Sky Garden, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers Tom's Magnificent Machines, illustrated by Ben Mantle Also illustrated by Benji Davies: When the Dragons Came, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore Jump On Board the Animal Train, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore Written and illustrated by Benji Davies: The Storm Whale The Storm Whale in Winter Grandma Bird Grandad's Island

Big and Little Are Best Friends

Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338150634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author/artist tells the story of two best friends who are opposites in almost every way! Big is an elephant, Little is a mouse. Big enjoys soft music, warm weather, and small bites of savory foods. But Little prefers a loud drum jam, icy skiing weather, and mass quantities of sweets! Can two who are so different be best friends? This charming, rhyming concept book about opposites reminds us that in the end, best friends can be different as night and day--and they don't need to change for anyone!

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap

Author: Wendy Welch
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250010640
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
An inspiring true story about losing your place, finding your purpose, and building a community one book at a time. Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left their high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue thier dream. The only problems? A declining U.S. economy, a small town with no industry, and the advent of the e-book. They also had no idea how to run a bookstore. Against all odds, but with optimism, the help of their Virginian mountain community, and an abiding love for books, they succeeded in establishing more than a thriving business - they built a community. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap is the little bookstore that could: how two people, two cats, two dogs, and thirty-eight thousand books helped a small town find its heart. It is a story about people and books, and how together they create community.

Archie's Big Book of Friendship Adventures

Author: Madhavi Nawana Parker, 2nd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646933146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Welcome to Archie's BIG BOOK of Friendship Adventures.All sixteen Archie stories are inside. Each will have the children spellbound as they plunge themselves into the social life of our much-loved character.In each story Archie faces a social dilemma; the very same social issues that occur in the everyday lives of all children. Archie, however, will need to relyon the children's 'smart thinking' to solve them! As the children lead Archie to be a more confident social thinker, they'll also learn how the social worldworks and the values of friendship.This book has been created to companion the social skills program, What's the Buzz? For Early Learners: A complete foundation course. (Routeledge Press London 2015)

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

Author: Matthew Perry
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
ISBN: 9781472295972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir ... and it may just save lives' Daily Mail 'Funny, fascinating, compelling ... also a wonderful read for fans of Friends' The Times The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. This is the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, who takes us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening - as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for. 'An unflinching and often harrowing must-read for 90s pop culture fans' Guardian 'Written with Chandler's trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation' Telegraph 'A hopeful read ... I started to think of [it] not as a celebrity memoir about addiction, but as an addiction memoir written by a man who understands his own history through the prism of showbiz' Independent

Summary of Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman's Big Friendship

Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN: 1669352862
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The way people talk about their friends is a great way to learn about them. We can learn a lot about a friendship by listening to how it began. Are they brand-new friends who are obsessed with each other right now. Have they known each other for decades. #2 Big friendships are difficult to untangle. As humans, we are all thoroughly shaped by the people we know and love. We grow in response to each other, in ways both intentional and subconscious. #3 At her first magazine job, Ann loved working for the fact-checkers. She felt like she was shaping her life into something she loved. But she was surviving on canned beans and unsure of her next professional step. #4 Ann was transferred to Washington, DC, to start a job at a political magazine. She was sure it was the right choice for her career, but she didn’t want to live in a swamp full of status-obsessed former debate champions.

Summary of Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman's Big Friendship

Author: Milkyway Media
Publisher: Milkyway Media
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The way people talk about their friends is a great way to learn about them. We can learn a lot about a friendship by listening to how it began. Are they brandnew friends who are obsessed with each other right now. Have they known each other for decades. #2 Big friendships are difficult to untangle. As humans, we are all thoroughly shaped by the people we know and love. We grow in response to each other, in ways both intentional and subconscious. #3 At her first magazine job, Ann loved working for the factcheckers. She felt like she was shaping her life into something she loved. But she was surviving on canned beans and unsure of her next professional step. #4 Ann was transferred to Washington, DC, to start a job at a political magazine. She was sure it was the right choice for her career, but she didn’t want to live in a swamp full of statusobsessed former debate champions.

Big Friends

Author: Linda Sarah
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250111455
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
When a new boy wants to join in their play, will these two friends find room for three? Find out in children's book author Linda Sarah's Big Friends, illustrated by Benji Davies Birt and Etho are best friends. Together they play outside in big cardboard boxes. Sometimes they're kings, soldiers, astronauts. Sometimes they're pirates sailing wild seas and skies. But always, always they're Big friends. Then one day a new boy arrives, and he wants to join them. Can two become three?

Female Friendship

Author: Slav N. Gratchev
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1666907243
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
This volume focuses on the literary and artistic exploration of female friendship in various geographical contexts, spanning the centuries from the medieval period until the present. The essays address the intense female bonding in world literature as a universal human need for intimacy, sense of belonging, and purpose. The main focus is on the reevaluation of friendships between women, which have been traditionally less epitomized than those between men. The authors of this volume demonstrate how the emotional unions of women offer compelling insights to various historical and contemporary societies, helping us understand gender relations, traditions, family life, and community values.