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July 30 is the UN International Day of Friendship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their website explains that this “was proclaimed<\/a> i<\/em>n 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.” Let’s look to our global future and think about how to create a better world. Here are some ideas for how you can contribute to international understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Here at the library, we’ve got some friendship books ready for you! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Lifes’ Fundamental Bond <\/em>by Lydia Denworth
“An engaging and deeply reported investigation of friendship: its evolution, purpose, and centrality in human and nonhuman lives alike. The bonds of friendship are universal and elemental. In Friendship, journalist Lydia Denworth visits the front lines of the science of friendship in search of its biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship <\/em>by Kayleen Schaefer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

” After joyful nights out together, female friends say this to one another as a way of cementing their love. It’s about safety; but more than that, it’s about solidarity. A personal and sociological examination–and ultimately a celebration–of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Cup of Friendship: a Novel <\/em>by Deborah Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sunny is an expat in Kabul who blissfully runs a coffee shop for other Americans in the country. When Yazmina, a pregnant young woman from a nearby village, is kidnapped and later abandoned near the coffee shop, Sunny instinctively comes to her aid. Candace, a wealthy American, also pitches in, while Isabel, a journalist, chronicles Yazmina’s woe. Meanwhile, Halajan, a local mother, is reeling from a forbidden love affair. As these five discover there is more to one another than meets the eye, they form a unique bond that will for ever change their lives and the lives of many others.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendship: Liberty, Equality and Utility <\/em>by James O. Grunebaum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In Friendship, James O. Grunebaum introduces a new conceptual framework to articulate, explain, and understand similarities and differences between various conceptions of friendship.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things you and your friends can do in Whatcom County<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n