The Art of Friendship

70 Simple Rules for Making Meaningful Connections

By: Roger Horchow, Sally Horchow

Narrated by: Holter Graham, Sally Horchow, Roger Horchow

The frantic pace and casual attitudes of modern life have made real friendship a rare experience. The Art of Friendship shows how making true connections can greatly enhance one's life. Seventy brief essays present simple but effective "rules of connecting" with action points to help you put each rule into practice in daily life. Woven throughout are personal anecdotes from the Horchows, sharing their experiences of friendship.
Recognizing that friendships take many forms, the authors offer practical, proven advice that demystifies the process of making friends. The audiobook opens with a foreword by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point) that explores the Horchows' special talent for making and keeping friends. Whether your goal is to start a new relationship or reinvest in a longstanding friendship, this inspiring program will reveal how you can build more meaningful connections in your life.

©2005 Roger and Sally Horchow, Foreword ©2005 Malcolm Gladwell; (P)2006 Audio Renaissance, a divison of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic reviews

“The premise of what Sally and Roger Horchow have written is that The Art of Friendship has a few simple guidelines that anyone can be taught--it's a good deal easier to learn something that looks very difficult from the outside if you're being taught by an expert and trust me, in the case of the Horchows senior and junior, you're in the hands of experts.” —Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of The Tipping Point

Not "unlistenable" at all

Actually, I disagree with "unlistenable's" assessment. The authors each read short vignettes to illustrate certain points, while the bulk of the book is read by the narrator, who does a professional job. While the authors are not professional narrators, they do just fine and it is enjoyable to feel their personality bring life to the vignettes.

Cute but not very original

Nice, basic ideas of how to make friends. Sometimes a little bit too basic, but it's not bad. Mr. Horchow leads a charmed life, finding best friends with just a smile, it seems, but for those of us who lack this magic touch, this book will have to do.

ehh. not great

Would you try another book from Roger Horchow and Sally Horchow and/or the narrators?

no, i would not.

Has The Art of Friendship turned you off from other books in this genre?

somewhat

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?

anyone without that accent. i hate to say it, but i found horchow's accent annoying & irritating.

What character would you cut from The Art of Friendship?

roger horchow

Unlistenable

Make sure you don't make the same mistake I did and buy this without listening to the entire sample. The authors narrate parts of this book and they are not very good. Actually, that's an understatement. This might be a fantastic book in print - or might be a great book with different narrators - but I wasn't able to get past the first hour before I threw in the towel.

Few other books hit this subject so well.

Everyone will learn something from this book, and the payoff will be well worth the investment.