Friendship books

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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.

How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
The founding popular text on social skills; it still sets the template for practical, technique-based advice about getting along with others.
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Platonic
Marisa Franco
A recent, widely read book applying attachment theory to adult friendship, with advice on making and keeping close friends.
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How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
R. I. M. Dunbar
Explains the idea of layered social circles and a limit on close relationships, and is often cited when people discuss how many friends are realistic.
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Together
Vivek H. Murthy
Frames loneliness and social isolation as a public health issue and argues for building community; it is a common reference point for the wider 'loneliness' conversation.
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Just Friends
Lillian B. Rubin
A sociological study based on interviews about how friendship shapes people's lives, and an early example of friendship treated as a subject in its own right.
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