Solomon and Flores portray trust as a series of social practices, not merely an attitude toward a person at a time or some sort of vague social 'glue'. This book aims not only to understand trust but to give the reader the tools to build and maintain trust in personal and business relationships.

In business, politics, marriage, indeed in any significant relationship, trust is the essential precondition upon which all real success depends. But what, precisely, is trust? How can it be achieved and sustained? And, most importantly, how can it be regained once it has been broken?

"Trust, claim the authors, is an emotional skill that we must first understand and then, practice to achieve. This thoughtful book, more a philosophical soliloquy than a how-to, is organized into three chapters that explore the many meanings of trust, pinpoint the most powerful "authentic" trust, and describe its elements."-Business Reader Review