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Vital Friends
- The People You Can't Afford to Live Without
- Narrated by: Tom Rath
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-21-06
- Language: English
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $13.97
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Publisher's Summary
His team's discoveries produced Vital Friends, a book that challenges long-held assumptions people have about their relationships. And the team's landmark discovery that people who have a "best friend at work" are seven times as likely to be engaged in their job is sure to rattle the structure of organizations around the world.
Drawing on research and case studies from topics as diverse as management, marriage, and architecture, Vital Friends reveals what's common to all truly essential friendships: a regular focus on what each person is contributing to the friendship, rather than the all-too-common approach of expecting one person to be everything.
Tom Rath's fast-paced and inviting storytelling takes a mountain of important research and makes it remarkably accessible and applicable. By the time you finish reading Vital Friends, you'll see your coworkers, family, friends, and significant other in a whole new light.
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Critic Reviews
"Rath's bullishness on friendship is based on solid research and couched in intelligent prose." (Publishers Weekly)
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- stacey
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Vital Friends
This book has helped me understand why I connect with some and not others. It has also helped me verbalize my choice of companions to others I respect. This book breaks down what every human is looking for in socialization efforts from oneself and from others. If you have ever felt alone in a crowd, you may enjoy this book.
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