The Friendship Factor by Alan Loy McGinnis

• In the Friendship Factor, Dr. Alan Loy McGinnis demonstrates how friendship is at the core of every relationship and how it is the one factor that is required for a happy and healthy relationship. In this self-help book, Dr. McGinnis relates friendship to a springboard that a person needs to jump on, in order to experience love.
• Through this book, he teaches readers how to become a loving and warm person, how to improve communication and more importantly how to deal with friction in a relationship.
• by referring to anecdotal evidence and case histories of famous personalities such as Howard Hughes, C S Lewis and George Burns, Dr. McGinnis attempts to demonstrate how one can be loved and how one can learn to love
• . The concepts in the Friendship Factor are organised into seven parts and twenty one chapters.
• These seven areas are Five Ways to Deepen Your Relationships, Five Guidelines for Cultivating Intimacy, Ways to Handle Negative Emotions without Destroying the Relationship, How to Salvage a Faltering Friendship, Commitment, Identity and Intimacy and ending with Conclusion.
• Through each part, readers will learn about concepts such as communicating with warmth, self-disclosure, how to get angry without becoming destructive, creative forgiveness, self-worth and adaptation. The Friendship Factor was published by Manjul as new edition in 2008 and is available in paperback format.

Key Features:

• Learn about how friendship can help build love between two people.
• Learn about the different techniques that teach you how to love effectively and become a good friend
• This bestselling book has sold over 1 million copies.

About the Author

Dr. Alan Loy McGinnis was a Christian psychotherapist, author and director. He is the founder of Valley Counseling in Glendale, California. He has authored other titles such as Confidence, Bringing Out the Best in People, the Balanced Life and the Power of Optimism. Many of his books have been translated into more than 14 languages. Dr. McGinnis was also a corporate consultant, family therapist and media speaker.