Is there anything better than seeing photos of Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart palling around? Anything more satisfying than seeing comedy queens Tina Fey and Amy Poehler slay together at the Golden Globes?

A great friendship makes us better people--more loyal, more true, more generous and funny, and more able to face the world.

The World's Best BFFs profiles forty of the most awesome and inspiring friendships (real and fictional) throughout history, including Abbi and Ilana, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Oprah and Gayle, Leslie Knope andAnn Perkins, Iggy Pop andDavid Bowie, and many more.