{"product_id":"9781595620071","title":"Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tom Rath delivers a fascinating read that will change the way you look at your family, friends, coworkers, and significant other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat’s the quickest way to ruin a friendship? Can bosses actually learn something from marriages? Are very close friendships in the workplace such a bad thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the questions that #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tom Rath asked when he embarked on a massive study of friendships. Along with several leading researchers, Rath pored through the literature, conducted several experiments, and analyzed more than 5 million interviews from The Gallup Organization’s worldwide database.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis team’s discoveries produced \u003ci\u003eVital Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that challenges long-held assumptions people have about their relationships. And the team’s landmark discovery — that people who have a “best friend at work” are seven times as likely to be engaged in their job — is sure to rattle the structure of organizations around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on research and case studies from topics as diverse as marriage, management, and architecture, \u003ci\u003eVital Friends\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what’s common to all truly essential friendships: a regular focus on what each person is contributing to the friendship — rather than the all-too-common approach of expecting one person to be everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a unique ID code that provides access to the Vital Friends Assessment and website. This groundbreaking test reveals which friends play each of the eight vital friendship roles in your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Rath’s fast-paced and inviting storytelling takes a mountain of important research and makes it remarkably accessible and applicable. By the time you finish reading \u003ci\u003eVital Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll see your family, friends, coworkers, and significant other in a whole new light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallup Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036786376944,"sku":"9781595620071","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595620071_p0.jpg?v=1763812648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595620071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}