On March 17, BBC Audiobooks America is proud to present Life Is Friends, the new book about the lost art of socializing — offline and face-to-face — by Jeanne Martinet, author of the acclaimed book The Art of Mingling.

Are you constantly juggling a jam-packed schedule while always feeling that something essential is missing? Who the heck took the "social" out of your social life? With an attitude that is savvy, sympathetic, and charmingly irreverent, writer Jeanne Martinet provides a game plan for relearning the lost art of socializing. Forget texting, IM'ing, Facebook, and Internet "relationships"! According to Martinet, when it comes to building real and meaningful friendships, there is simply no substitute for Live, In-Person Hospitality.

In Life Is Friends, Martinet focuses on at-home entertaining — the dinner parties, cocktail parties, and informal get-togethers that are the key to creating lasting, fulfilling interpersonal bonds. So read what Martinet has to say. And then, go ahead: Invite people over.

BBC Audiobooks America will release Life is Friends on March 17, 2009 to coincide with the hardcover edition by Stewart Tabori & Chang. Jeanne Martinet herself provides delightful narration.

Praise for The Art of Mingling

"Ms. Martinet believes in mingling the way some people believe in yoga. To her it is a discipline and form of exercise to be practiced on a regular basis."
— The New York Times

"Jeanne Martinet ... is an expert at navigating parties."
— New York Daily News

"Martinet has developed techniques for working any event with ease."
— Chicago Tribune

"The Art of Mingling takes the intimidation out of party scenes, whether they are business-related or social."
— Publishers Weekly

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Jeanne Martinet is the author of six books, including The Art of Mingling. She has shared her mingling know-how on numerous television and radio programs, including The Today Show, The Early Show, The O'Reilly Factor, and NPR's Morning Edition and has been featured in publication like The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsweek, The U.S. News and World Report, Salon.com, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, TimeOut New York, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Playboy, The Washington Post, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Born and raised in Baltimore, Martinet writes, lives and mingles in New York City.

LIFE IS FRIENDS
UNABRIDGED — ON SALE MARCH 17, 2009
6 CDs — 978-1-60283-581-8 — $29.95
Digital Download — 978-1-60283-582-5 — $19.95

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