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| The Art of Friendship: 70 Simple Rules for Making Meaningful Connections | 
| Authors: Roger Horchow, Sally Horchow
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 24189
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.8
Dewey Decimal Number: 177.62
ASIN: B0012F48PU
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
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 Great ideas for helping you to meet and make friends November 13, 2008
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.
 Just someone's opinion on friendship June 28, 2008
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.
Not very friendly January 27, 2008
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.
 Content Good - outdated material December 12, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
 Really Inane October 31, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
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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