{"product_id":"big-friendship-how-we-keep-each-other-close-9781982111915","title":"Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow 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\u003ci\u003e Call Your Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e, they've become known for frank and intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship--its joys \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e its pitfalls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAminatou 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society's most underappreciated relationship, \u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12964882\"\u003eAminatou Sow\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11761032\"\u003eAnn Friedman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982111915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982111917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM021000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC028000\"\u003eWomen's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAminatou Sow is a writer, interviewer, and cultural commentator. She is a frequent public speaker whose talks and interviews lead to candid conversations about ambition, money, and power. Aminatou lives in Brooklyn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnn Friedman is a journalist, essayist, and media entrepreneur. She is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eThe Gentlewoman\u003c\/i\u003e. Every Friday, she sends a popular email newsletter. Ann lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832831115403,"sku":"9781982111915","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_8c37e94e-adc8-45a5-8340-93211da5d6c1.jpg?v=1756138468","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/big-friendship-how-we-keep-each-other-close-9781982111915","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}