Life Is Friends: A Complete Guide to the Lost Art of Connecting in Person

Martinet, Jeanne

ISBN 10: 1602835810 ISBN 13: 9781602835818

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America, 2009

Synopsis

With an attitude that's savvy, sympathetic, and delightfully down-to-earth, Jeanne Martinet gives you the game plan for relearning the lost art of socializing. Forget texting, IM'ing, Facebook, and Internet "relationships". When it comes to building real friendships, there's simply no substitute for live, in-person hospitality. In Life Is Friends, Martinet focuses on at-home entertaining--the dinner parties, cocktail parties, and informal get togethers that are the key to creating lasting, fulfilling interpersonal bonds. So read what Martinet has to say. And then, go ahead: Invite people over.

About this title

About the Author

Jeanne Martinet, author of The Art of Mingling, The Faux Pas Survival Guide, Getting beyond Hello, Come-Ons, Comebacks and Kiss-offs, Artful Dodging, and Truer Than True Romance, has been a guest on hundreds of television and radio shows. She has also been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines. She lives, writes, and mingles in New York City.

Reviews

How is it that you receive dozens of personal e-mails and texts every day but have nothing do come Saturday night? Author and narrator Martinet gets to the bottom of the paradox that while the world is more connected than ever, many people are still isolated. The book presents practical suggestions for brushing up social skills, becoming more confident and seeking out fulfilling friendships. Martinet's ability to read with warmth and authority makes listeners feel they are receiving good advice from a trusted and wise confidante. Her delivery conveys care and concern, and she is excellent at addressing her audience's concerns and alleviating anxieties. This is one listening experience that may just change your life. A Stewart, Tabori & Chang hardcover. (Mar.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602835810
• ISBN 13: 9781602835818
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 6