On Solitude, Paperback

Reducere. Originally published in 1988, Anthony Storr's bestselling meditation on the creative individual's need for solitude has become a classic. A pre-emi...

Reducere. "It's well known that Mother River doesn't like a smart aleck, " says Patricia McCairen. Accordingly, she plies her oars with reverence and skill o...

In February 2019, award-winning writer Alex Roddie left his online life behind to walk 300 miles through the Scottish Highlands. The Farthest Shore...

Reducere. How far do you need to go to find yourself? What do you have to give up? Daphne didn't go very far. After too many years of living as a writer who ...

Reducere. In Search of Solitude is a collection of meditations that record moments of a spiritual pilgrimage. The purpose of these meditations is to put the ...

Reducere. Sequel to Solitude - ABR Listeners Choice: Best Sci-Fi of 2018When an alien attack rips a hole in spacetime, can humanity's last two navigate loopi...

Presents the late Cardinal's personal reflections on themes such as prayer, solitude, and living the Christian life today. A beautiful book with fu...

Mary Shelley blurs the line between man and monster in this classic gothic masterpiece. The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monstrous creature...

Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexu...

In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitudePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Stephen BatchelorIll...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the most popular and profound inspirational writers of all time shares simple wisdom for living a happy and fulfilling life.This ...

Reducere. Winner 2018 Listeners Choice: Best Sci-FiComplete Trilogy Now AvailableCan Humanity's Last Two Unite?The Martian meets Gravity when a mysterious wa...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bella Depaulo PhdWhen Bella DePaulo published "The badass personalities of people who like being alone" at her "Living Sing...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Akif KichlooFrom despair comes loathing, from loathing comes solitude, from solitude comes wisdom, from wisdom comes growth...

Reducere. In this bold and lyrical debut, Sondra weaves personal narrative with philosophical themes, crafting a story about love, solitude, and the unsayabl...

Contributor(s): Author: Jimmy CarterAvailable for the first time in paperback, Keeping Faith is Jimmy Carter's account of the satisfaction, frustra...

Sue Reid Sexton kept notes on her campervan trips to the Western Highlands of Scotland while writing two novels and recovering from relationship br...

Reducere. More than a how-to book, Creating a Life with God offers an opportunity to learn and adopt different types of prayer practices. Some of the prayer ...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt n...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt n...

Reducere. She's sold her soul to the devil for the last time...When an unexpected inheritance comes her way, high-powered defense attorney, Layla Evans, give...

Reducere. DescriptionA personal retreat. We've never needed it more. We run from one place to the next--from meetings and appointments to our kid's soccer pr...

Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns...

"Home Tonight" follows the path of Catholic priest Nouwen's spiritual homecoming. Prior to writing his great classic, "The Return of the Prodigal S...

A spellbinding travel book, exploring the psychology of walking, pilgrimage, solitude and escape. At the age of twenty-seven, and afraid of falling...

Reducere. Description"Masterfully plotted in confident prose, Arches Enemy is not only an adventurous and fascinating mystery you can't put down, it delivers...

The life and wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers is not only retained in historical volumes, but has been a constant presence throughout the d...

Young Robinson Crusoe has grown bored with life, so he runs away from home to travel the world. Robinson awakens to find the ship destroyed and the...

In this exuberant anthology, Wendy Cope attempts to prove that misery does not have all the best lines. Here is a collection of poems which is unas...

Harris Alexander Pope is the man who ended the Partisan War on Mars. All he seeks now is solitude and a return to the life that was stolen from him...

Reducere. Doc Savage returns from his Fortress of Solitude to discover the cold corpse of King Kong lying on his doorstep. He stuns his men when he reveals t...

Stillness. Prayer. Sabbath. In a restless world, what do those words even mean? Public health expert Kate H. Rademacher grew up thinking it was up ...

Reducere. It's summer break, and Hachiman is continuing his leisurely life of solitude-until Miss Hiratsuka forces the Service Club back together to voluntee...

Reducere. For fans of teatime, nothing is more relaxing than a nice cup of tea enjoyed in solitude or in the company of others. Author Angela McRae's 52 tea-...

Reducere. Does God really speak to us today? Linnea became desperate to hear him, to learn to listen for his voice instead of just mouthing prayers. She foun...

Reducere. "3 a.m. Austin Texas" is based on a true story of the author, Klecko. In 1982, when he was a young Minnesota man, still in his late teens, he threw...

Reducere. In 1960, five young men arrived at the imposing gates of Parkminster, the largest center of the most rigorous and ascetic monastic order in the Wes...

Reducere. Andrew Hahn's God's Boy grapples with the fallibility of the body and desire in the ex-Christian tradition. A commentary on the church's toxic masc...

Reducere. The Turning is a collection of fifty poems from internationally bestelling author Joanne Fedler's life to celebrate her 50th birthday. Many of them...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Adam PhillipsIn a style that is writerly and audacious, Adam Phillips takes up a variety of seemingly ordinary subjects und...

From the bestselling author of Mindfulness: 25 Ways to Live in the Moment through Art, comes a new, beautifully illustrated guide to happiness. Dra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgeCollected together in this collection are the most famous of all the poems written by Samuel Taylor ...

Reducere. This is the story of a man who shot his wife's lover and thus created a memory which wrecked his own life. Arnold Dudley loved his wife and killed ...

Reducere. DescriptionKaine Reynolds wants nothing more than solitude. After an unthinkable tragedy destroys his family, he's cut off all ties to his former l...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this fascinating collection culled from teachings never before brought together in book form, Krishnamurti offers wise reflections an...

A ground-breaking and moving lesbian novel that was banned in the UK on first publication. Stephen Gordon was a little girl who always felt differe...

DescriptionAs the story goes, the kingdom's prince was a wicked boy, caring for no one but himself. The King wanted to teach the Prince a lesson an...

Take a moment of solitude in life. Reflect on a perfect moment of life. Always stay close to your heart, but do not strangle your heart. Give your ...

Reducere. Solitude and motor oil meets soul food and warinessI'm a grease-stained enigma.A watcher, a protector, an ex-con, and a mechanic.My name is Brick.I...

DescriptionSince its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introd...

Reducere. On the last day of June, my bush pilot left me alone and without food in a wilderness rainforest of Southeast Alaska. He would return in September....

Reducere. It's 1967 in Kalapuya, a town on the Central Oregon Coast, and Jackson Ryder decides to build a second story onto his motel. His wife, Marilyn Ryde...

Reducere. From Paul Auster, author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel his very first book, a moving and personal meditation on fatherhood This debut work by...

Reducere. Rothrock State Forest is a unique gem in Pennsylvania's collection of state forests. It is home to many trails, including long distance backpacking...

Reducere. This book collects 392 pages of Gabby Schulz's diary comics drawn from 2013-2016. Below is an excerpt from the author's introduction: "If these pag...

First published more than 20 years ago and now with a new introduction by the author, this classic work presents the methods and conclusions of mor...

Reducere. Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke offers a wry and entertaining take on history's most famous seducer as he takes a respite from his stressful existe...

Reducere. Dear Mad'm is the autobiographical story of Stella Walthall Patterson of her experience living alone, after age 80, with her dog Vicki on her minin...

Reducere. Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896-1985), a Russian-born aristocrat who has recently been proposed for canonization, emigrated to North America, dedi...

Reducere. DescriptionThe hunter has become the hunted. I've been running for ten years--fleeing my past and clawing my way toward an inescapable act of venge...

DescriptionAlison Brackenbury's poems are haunted by horses, unseasonable love, history, hares and unreasonable hope. Brackenbury's Selected Poems ...

Reducere. Everything's hotter in the tropics...When lonely divorcée Jade decides to take a chartered sailing cruise of the South Pacific, she gets more than ...

Reducere. DescriptionLost on Purpose is a universe of portals, a collection that offers the rare invitation to be both observer and intimate, taking in the r...

Reducere. Helping Men Take the First Step Men need to start somewhere in their faith journey, but the first step of any expedition is the hardest. A man's ma...

Reducere. On the eve of her sixtieth birthday, Nina Shengold embarks on a challenge: to walk the path surrounding the Catskills' glorious Ashokan Reservoir e...

Reducere. Old Testament heroes are best known for their most celebrated moments: Moses dividing the Red Sea; David slaying Goliath; Gideon routing an insurmo...

Reducere. DescriptionWeingart Lieutenant Richard Mertzbow (aka "Mertz") has been stuck on the mysterious Abakan Base in solitude for decades, while war raged...

Reducere. Discover the gentle humor and astute observations of a true outdoorsman as he shares stories of natural wonders and personal revelations, family tr...

Reducere. Carter Rossi moves to Cape Charles, Virginia, for the same reasons as many of the town's residents--to find solitude and reboot his life. Carter qu...

Sister Stan was brought up on a farm in County Kerry, one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland. It was there that she learned to appreciate the e...