Refrigerator Rights: Creating Connections and Restoring Relationships

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Summary: A manifesto for modern living!
Review: As a transplant to a big city with no family and few friends close by, I had to work hard to develop meaningful relationships in my life. This book underscores why doing this is so important. Dr. Will Miller is right -- it's those close, "Refrigerator Rights" relationships that make life worthwhile. This book is a great read.

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Summary: A manifesto for modern living!
Review: Everyone will find themselves in this important book. I have watched for years as the self-help "book du jour came" and went. Each would supposedly help people lose weight, save money, have a better marriage, get ahead at work, or achieve any of a number of other personal goals. And we all learned quickly that they NEVER WORK! "Refrigerator Rights" approaches the issues of personal happiness and fulfillment from a completely new angle, proposing convincingly that our contemporary lifestyle and culture has caused us to lose the wide range of extremely close relationships that our ancestors had enjoyed. Whether it is due to relocation for career, busy lifestyle or estrangement from those close to us, we never make the effort to replace those "Refrigerator Rights" relationships when we lose them. This has caused a whole host of problems for us as individuals and as a a society. I won't go into detail here - you need to read this book. It is a quick read, peppered with humor and some of Dr. Miller's personal anecdotes. I have already started to promote more "Refrigerator Rights" relationships in my life.

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Summary: America the isolated
Review: This is a wonderful book- well-written, insightful, and engaging. It provides a unique perspective on the isolated American culture and why our relationships suffer in this setting. The book is more than just an analysis of what's hurting our relationships- it makes a convincing argument that we are not helpless American drones but can get up and do something to change our lives. In this regard, the book is very empowering and well worth reading whether you are American or not. Avery Z. Conner, author of "Fevers of the Mind".

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Summary: Sociology Brought to Life
Review: What begins as a thoughtful essay on the roots of our culture's endemic malaise, quickly develops into a compelling call to personal action. Certainly not self-help in the traditional form, but a well-crafted, thought-provoking book that can shake up your self-perspective. I personally don't want too many people rummaging through my refrigerator - but the central premise of the book left me taking stock of my life-relationships, and making practical plans to improve them.

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Summary: Sociology Brought to Life
Review: What begins as a thoughtful essay on the roots of our culture's endemic malaise, quickly develops into a compelling call to personal action. Certainly not self-help in the traditional form, but a well-crafted, thought-provoking book that can shake up your self-perspective. I personally don't want too many people rummaging through my refrigerator - but the central premise of the book left me taking stock of my life-relationships, and making practical plans to improve them.