Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn…” but he is not alone.Īn incurable plague has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him.īy day, he is a hunter, stalking the infected monstrosities through the abandoned ruins of civilization.

“Robert Neville may well be the last living man on Earth. Drawing on more than three hundred in-depth interviews, Klinenberg presents a revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the baby boom and offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change.” There’s even evidence that people who live alone enjoy better mental health and have more environmentally sustainable lifestyles. Klinenberg shows that most single dwellers-whether in their twenties or eighties-are deeply engaged in social and civic life. “With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the American experience. ) Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone by Eric Klinenberg He supplements his own reflections by interviewing men and women in sixteen states, in both rural and urban settings, who have stretched the envelope of their aloneness to Waldenesque proportions.Īll the material is intended to offer counsel, inspiration, affirmation, insights, encouragement, and advice on living well alone, to help learn to use solitude and periods of aloneness for self-discovery and personal growth-whether they choose aloneness or have it thrust on them.”ġ8. “Choosing to enrich your life by yourself is very different from being “lonely.” In Celebrating Time Alone, Lionel Fisher shares his personal reflections on solitude, brought into sharp focus by living alone for six years on a remote Pacific Northwest beach. ) Celebrating Time Alone: Stories of Splendid Solitude by Lionel Fisher

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