Alone Time - Four seasons, four cities and the pleasures of solitude

Full of heart.' Michael Harris, author of SolitudeThe average adult spends about a third of his or her waking time alone. Yet research suggests we aren't very good at using, never mind enjoying, alone time. Rising to the challenge, travel writer Stephanie Rosenbloom explores the joys and benefits of being alone in four mouth-watering journeys to the cities of Paris, Istanbul, Florence and New York, showing that being alone isn't something to endure - it's something to relish.This is a book about the pleasures and benefits of savouring the moment, examining things closely, using all your senses to take in your surroundings, whether travelling to faraway places or walking the streets of your own city. Through on-the-ground observations and anecdotes, and drawing on the thinking of artists, writers and innovators who have cherished solitude, Alone Time illuminates the psychological arguments for alone time and lays bare the magic of going solo.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Rosenbloom
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781784161576
• ISBN: 978-1-78416-157-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; France, PHILOSOPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, Memoirs, TRAVEL / Middle East / Turkey, TRAVEL / Europe / France, TRAVEL / United States / General, Turkey, Popular philosophy, United States of America, USA, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Middle East: places of interest