Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

by Lydia Denworth

Book Overview

The phenomenon of friendship is universal and elemental. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, and how do they affect our bodies and our minds?

In Friendship, science journalist Lydia Denworth takes us in search of friendship's biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations. She finds friendship to be as old as early life on the African savannas--when tribes of people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393651541
• ISBN13: 9780393651546
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"