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The Friendship Cure
by Kate Leaver • 2018
Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.
3.32
544
The Friendship Cure Summary
The Friendship Cure 91%
Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.
by Kate Leaver 2018
3.32
544 ratings
The Joy of Connections
by Ruth Westheimer • 2024
100 ways to beat loneliness, from the 95-year-old therapist who lost everyone and rebuilt.
3.63
972
The Joy of Connections Summary
The Joy of Connections 91%
100 ways to beat loneliness, from the 95-year-old therapist who lost everyone and rebuilt.
by Ruth Westheimer 2024
3.63
972 ratings
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
by Adam Smiley Poswolsky • 2021
You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.
3.38
426
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness Summary
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness 91%
You have hundreds of contacts and maybe one real friend. The playbook for rebuilding your circle.
by Adam Smiley Poswolsky 2021
3.38
426 ratings
The Friendship Crisis
by Marla Paul • 2004
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
3.18
254
The Friendship Crisis Summary
The Friendship Crisis 90%
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
by Marla Paul 2004
3.18
254 ratings
Made for People
by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2023
Hyper-connected yet lonely: the habits that reclaim friendship as a Christian practice.
4.45
3k+
Made for People Summary
Made for People 90%
Hyper-connected yet lonely: the habits that reclaim friendship as a Christian practice.
by Justin Whitmel Earley 2023
4.45
3k+ ratings
Here to Make Friends
by Hope Kelaher • 2020
Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.
3.19
155
Here to Make Friends Summary
Here to Make Friends 90%
Proximity made your childhood friends. Here is the intentional system for making them as an adult.
by Hope Kelaher 2020
3.19
155 ratings
The Art and Science of Connection
by Kasley Killam • 2024
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
3.85
637
The Art and Science of Connection Summary
The Art and Science of Connection 90%
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
by Kasley Killam 2024
3.85
637 ratings
A Philosophy of Loneliness
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen • 2015
Loneliness rivals smoking in damage, yet calling it an epidemic misses the point entirely.
3.69
2k+
A Philosophy of Loneliness Summary
A Philosophy of Loneliness 90%
Loneliness rivals smoking in damage, yet calling it an epidemic misses the point entirely.
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen 2015
3.69
2k+ ratings
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
by Vivek H. Murthy • 2020
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
4.22
8k+
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World Summary
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World 90%
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
by Vivek H. Murthy 2020
4.22
8k+ ratings
The Lonely Century
by Noreena Hertz • 2021
Loneliness harms like smoking, and the cause is not personal weakness but political design.
3.85
2k+
The Lonely Century Summary
The Lonely Century 90%
Loneliness harms like smoking, and the cause is not personal weakness but political design.
by Noreena Hertz 2021
3.85
2k+ ratings
We Should Get Together
by Kat Vellos • 2020
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
3.85
954
We Should Get Together Summary
We Should Get Together 90%
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
by Kat Vellos 2020
3.85
954 ratings
Find Your People
by Jennie Allen • 2022
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
3.94
21k+
Find Your People Summary
Find Your People 89%
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
by Jennie Allen 2022
3.94
21k+ ratings
Big Talk
by Kalina Silverman • 2026
Three rules for a question that turns strangers into confidants and cures the loneliness epidemic.
4.49
41
Big Talk Summary
Big Talk 89%
Three rules for a question that turns strangers into confidants and cures the loneliness epidemic.
by Kalina Silverman 2026
4.49
41 ratings
Loneliness
by John T. Cacioppo • 2008
Loneliness is an ancient biological alarm. Ignored, it remakes the brain and sickens the body.
3.93
2k+
Loneliness Summary
Loneliness 89%
Loneliness is an ancient biological alarm. Ignored, it remakes the brain and sickens the body.
by John T. Cacioppo 2008
3.93
2k+ ratings
The Secret Life of You
by Kerri Sackville • 2023
We would rather shock ourselves than think. A practical guide to the lost skill of solitude.
3.44
211
The Secret Life of You Summary
The Secret Life of You 89%
We would rather shock ourselves than think. A practical guide to the lost skill of solitude.
by Kerri Sackville 2023
3.44
211 ratings
How to Be Single and Happy
by Jennifer Taitz • 2018
Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.
4.19
2k+
How to Be Single and Happy Summary
How to Be Single and Happy 89%
Singlehood isn't a waiting room. A psychologist's guide to happiness, partner or not.
by Jennifer Taitz 2018
4.19
2k+ ratings
The Six Conversations
by Heather Holleman • 2022
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
4.47
1k+
The Six Conversations Summary
The Six Conversations 89%
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
by Heather Holleman 2022
4.47
1k+ ratings
The Social Paradox
by William Von Hippel • 2025
Autonomy is the sugar of modern life: everywhere, irresistible, and quietly ruining your well-being.
3.77
184
The Social Paradox Summary
The Social Paradox 89%
Autonomy is the sugar of modern life: everywhere, irresistible, and quietly ruining your well-being.
by William Von Hippel 2025
3.77
184 ratings
The Power of Strangers
by Joe Keohane • 2021
Talking to strangers terrifies us, yet reliably makes us happier. The research on why.
3.92
1k+
The Power of Strangers Summary
The Power of Strangers 89%
Talking to strangers terrifies us, yet reliably makes us happier. The research on why.
by Joe Keohane 2021
3.92
1k+ ratings
Braving the Wilderness
by Brené Brown • 2017
The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.
4.12
121k+
Braving the Wilderness Summary
Braving the Wilderness 88%
The more we sort into tribes, the lonelier we get. Belonging starts with standing alone.
by Brené Brown 2017
4.12
121k+ ratings
Platonic
by Marisa G. Franco • 2022
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
4.04
8k+
Platonic Summary
Platonic 88%
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
by Marisa G. Franco 2022
4.04
8k+ ratings
Frientimacy
by Shasta Nelson • 2016
Friendship is not about quantity. The depth you crave requires three simple but difficult practices.
3.80
840
Frientimacy Summary
Frientimacy 88%
Friendship is not about quantity. The depth you crave requires three simple but difficult practices.
by Shasta Nelson 2016
3.80
840 ratings
The Friendship Formula
by Caroline Millington • 2019
Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.
3.24
164
The Friendship Formula Summary
The Friendship Formula 88%
Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.
by Caroline Millington 2019
3.24
164 ratings
Belong
by Radha Agrawal • 2018
Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.
3.60
1k+
Belong Summary
Belong 88%
Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.
by Radha Agrawal 2018
3.60
1k+ ratings
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
by Jessica Pan • 2019
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
3.87
30k+
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come Summary
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come 88%
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
by Jessica Pan 2019
3.87
30k+ ratings
Billy No-Mates
by Max Dickins • 2022
No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.
4.16
463
Billy No-Mates Summary
Billy No-Mates 88%
No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.
by Max Dickins 2022
4.16
463 ratings
The Anatomy of Loneliness
by Teal Swan • 2018
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
4.18
851
The Anatomy of Loneliness Summary
The Anatomy of Loneliness 88%
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
by Teal Swan 2018
4.18
851 ratings
Party of One
by Anneli Rufus • 2003
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
3.71
3k+
Party of One Summary
Party of One 88%
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
by Anneli Rufus 2003
3.71
3k+ ratings
The Laws of Connection
by David Robson • 2024
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
3.74
434
The Laws of Connection Summary
The Laws of Connection 88%
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
by David Robson 2024
3.74
434 ratings
The Art of Being ALONE
by Renuka Gavrani • 2023
The craving you call loneliness is actually your own voice trying to get your attention.
3.83
5k+
The Art of Being ALONE Summary
The Art of Being ALONE 88%
The craving you call loneliness is actually your own voice trying to get your attention.
by Renuka Gavrani 2023
3.83
5k+ ratings
Plays Well with Others
by Eric Barker • 2022
Love mimics mental illness, your people radar barely works, and the fix is stronger signals.
4.09
3k+
Plays Well with Others Summary
Plays Well with Others 88%
Love mimics mental illness, your people radar barely works, and the fix is stronger signals.
by Eric Barker 2022
4.09
3k+ ratings
The Social Skills Guidebook
by Chris MacLeod • 2016
Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.
3.71
735
The Social Skills Guidebook Summary
The Social Skills Guidebook 88%
Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.
by Chris MacLeod 2016
3.71
735 ratings
Mattering
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2026
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
3.93
2k+
Mattering Summary
Mattering 88%
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2026
3.93
2k+ ratings
If You Find This Letter
by Hannah Brencher • 2015
Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.
4.03
2k+
If You Find This Letter Summary
If You Find This Letter 88%
Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.
by Hannah Brencher 2015
4.03
2k+ ratings
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party
by Nick Gray • 2022
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
4.15
857
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party Summary
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party 88%
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
by Nick Gray 2022
4.15
857 ratings
Morality
by Jonathan Sacks • 2019
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
4.34
2k+
Morality Summary
Morality 88%
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
by Jonathan Sacks 2019
4.34
2k+ ratings
Social Psychology
by Robert A. Baron • 1977
The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.
3.76
520
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology 88%
The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.
by Robert A. Baron 1977
3.76
520 ratings
Friendship
by Lydia Denworth • 2020
Loneliness kills like smoking. The biology of friendship, from macaques to MRI, reveals why.
3.64
794
Friendship Summary
Friendship 88%
Loneliness kills like smoking. The biology of friendship, from macaques to MRI, reveals why.
by Lydia Denworth 2020
3.64
794 ratings
The Good Life
by Robert Waldinger • 2023
An 84-year Harvard study reveals what determines a long, happy life. Not genes or money.
4.15
13k+
The Good Life Summary
The Good Life 88%
An 84-year Harvard study reveals what determines a long, happy life. Not genes or money.
by Robert Waldinger 2023
4.15
13k+ ratings
On Being Nice
by The School of Life • 2017
We turned nice into a synonym for boring and bankrupt. That was a catastrophic misreading.
3.82
1k+
On Being Nice Summary
On Being Nice 87%
We turned nice into a synonym for boring and bankrupt. That was a catastrophic misreading.
by The School of Life 2017
3.82
1k+ ratings
Made for Friendship
by Drew Hunter • 2018
The original design for friendship that busyness forgot, and the biblical story that restores it.
4.29
1k+
Made for Friendship Summary
Made for Friendship 87%
The original design for friendship that busyness forgot, and the biblical story that restores it.
by Drew Hunter 2018
4.29
1k+ ratings
Party of One
by Meghan Keane • 2024
Singlehood is not a waiting room. A practical guide to building a fulfilling life on your own terms.
3.74
456
Party of One Summary
Party of One 87%
Singlehood is not a waiting room. A practical guide to building a fulfilling life on your own terms.
by Meghan Keane 2024
3.74
456 ratings
The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 87%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
The Menu
by Aaron Clarey • 2022
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
4.05
188
The Menu Summary
The Menu 87%
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
by Aaron Clarey 2022
4.05
188 ratings
Social
by Matthew D. Lieberman • 2013
Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.
4.07
3k+
Social Summary
Social 87%
Your brain treats rejection like a broken bone. Connection is a biological need, not a luxury.
by Matthew D. Lieberman 2013
4.07
3k+ ratings
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone
by Peter W. Murphy • 2011
Start conversations with anyone, avoid awkward silences, and leave people glad they met you.
3.25
4k+
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone Summary
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone 87%
Start conversations with anyone, avoid awkward silences, and leave people glad they met you.
by Peter W. Murphy 2011
3.25
4k+ ratings
Superhuman Social Skills
by Tynan • 2015
Social skills are learnable. A guide to hidden conversational signals and building real friendships.
3.71
734
Superhuman Social Skills Summary
Superhuman Social Skills 87%
Social skills are learnable. A guide to hidden conversational signals and building real friendships.
by Tynan 2015
3.71
734 ratings
The Art of Showing Up
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2020
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
3.77
3k+
The Art of Showing Up Summary
The Art of Showing Up 87%
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2020
3.77
3k+ ratings
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard 87%
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022
3.54
2k+ ratings
Improve Your Social Skills
by Daniel Wendler • 2014
Two signals, one question, and a one-percent daily upgrade: the blueprint for social ease.
3.74
639
Improve Your Social Skills Summary
Improve Your Social Skills 87%
Two signals, one question, and a one-percent daily upgrade: the blueprint for social ease.
by Daniel Wendler 2014
3.74
639 ratings
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