Billy No-Mates

[Max Dickins] couldn't think of anyone to be his best man. It was a realisation that triggered a poignant - and very funny - odyssey * * Daily Mail * * A funny but deeply uncomfortable read for those men . . . who have allowed their male friendships to wither * * Sunday Times * * On the spot * * Guardian * * A funny, meaty, informative read where [Max Dickins] uses himself as a hook to guide us through male friendships * * Independent * * Very funny, utterly charming and above all, wise, Billy No-Mates is not so much about getting the friendships you deserve, but deserving the friendships you've got -- TIM DOWLING Fascinating -- JEREMY VINE * * BBC Radio 2 * * Brilliant . . . one of the most important books I've read this year . . . [it] asks us to put a mirror up to our own friendships -- NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE * * Radio5Live * * Billy No-Mates should be required reading for all us fellas. I wish I had it 10 years ago. Hilarious, elegantly-written and fascinating. As a life-improving call-to-arms, it's impact on me is hard to overstate. It has - without exaggeration - made me a better friend. And maybe even a better man. As absorbing as it is funny -- PHIL WANG We need a conversation about why men don't have a mate they can talk to * * The Times * * Here Max exposes something worrying and fundamental but with such a lightness of touch -- RUFUS HOUND