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Book DescriptionFriendship often starts when two people’s priorities, interests, schedules and appetites click. Unfortunately, more people are finding that they simply aren’t clicking. Despite an authentic, human desire to connect, millions of people are predisposed to undermine social connection. But the problem isn’t always a lack of social skill.Cicero, the Roman philosopher, defined friendship as an agreement in things sacred and profane, accompanied by good will and love. And Henry Adams, the first cosmopolitan American journalist, said that to have one friend in life is much, two are rare and three are hardly possible. People tend to mistake acquaintances for friends, and unfortunately, many people don’t have any true friends at all.Social Elephant: New Rules for Making Friends in Our Changing Social Economy is an amalgamation of personal experiences and academic research on friendship. After moving five times in the past five years, Kia Wakefield struggled with developing close friendships. On her quest to make friends in her new cities, she’s learned a lot and would like to share. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and plans to relocate again in 2014.