{"product_id":"the-girls-from-ames-a-story-of-women-and-a-forty-year-friendship-paperback","title":"The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zaslow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, now in paperback: a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became, from the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lecture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eighth different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, the death of a child, and the mysterious death of the eleventh member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls from Ames\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience life's challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. \u003ci\u003eThe Girls from Ames\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of women's lives-their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters-and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. With both universal events and deeply personal moments, it's a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Zaslow is a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist and, with Randy Pausch, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lecture\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller now translated into forty-one languages. Zaslow attended Dr. Pausch's famous lecture and wrote the story that sparked worldwide interest in it. \u003ci\u003eThe Girls from Ames \u003c\/i\u003ealso grew out of one of Zaslow's columns. He lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, Sherry, and daughters Jordan, Alex, and Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.06 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48783273689336,"sku":"9781592405329","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/kmFhQXI4Nf9781592405329.webp?v=1780429841","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-girls-from-ames-a-story-of-women-and-a-forty-year-friendship-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}