Friendship : an exposé / Joseph Epstein.
| Author/creator | Epstein, Joseph, 1937- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006. |
| Description | xv, 270 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A little taxonomy of friends -- A charming gift for false intimacy -- Best friends -- The quickest way to kill friendships -- Friends-who needs 'em? -- An extremely sketchy history of friendship -- Reciprocity, or is it obligation? -- A friendship diary : adulation, stimulation, obligation -- Pity is at the bottom of women -- Boys will be boys -- Petty details vs. eternal verities -- Disparate friends -- Cliques and clans and communities -- Talking the talk -- Techno-friendships -- Friendship's new rival -- Broken friendships -- Friendlessness -- Is there an art of friendship? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005020059 |
| ISBN | 0618341498 |
| ISBN | 9780618341498 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM1161 .E67 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |