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02856aam a2200349 i 4500 001 6BB4E222B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220401010114 008 180621s2018 enk b 000 0deng d 020 $a 0593076761 020 $a 9780593076767 020 $a 059307677X 020 $a 9780593076774 035 $a (OCoLC)1041148164 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCL $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d NZAUC $d OCLCO $d OCL $d LS@ $d SILO 082 04 $a 910.4019 $2 23 100 1 $a Rosenbloom, Stephanie, $e author. 245 10 $a Alone time : $b four cities, four seasons, and the pleasures of solitude / $c Stephanie Rosenbloom. 260 $a London : $b Bantam Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 272 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272). 520 $a A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of travelling solo In our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people are genuinely fearful of the prospect of solitude, but time alone can be both rich and restorative, especially when travelling. Through on-the-ground reporting and recounting the experiences of artists, writers, and innovators who cherished solitude, Stephanie Rosenbloom considers how being alone as a traveller--and even in one's own city--is conducive to becoming acutely aware of the sensual details of the world--patterns, textures, colors, tastes, sounds--in ways that are difficult to do in the company of others. Alone Time is divided into four parts, each set in a different city, in a different season, in a single year. The destinations--Paris, Istanbul, Florence, New York--are all pedestrian-friendly, allowing travelers to slow down and appreciate casual pleasures instead of hurtling through museums and posting photos to Instagram. Each section spotlights a different theme associated with the joys and benefits of time alone and how it can enable people to enrich their lives--facilitating creativity, learning, self-reliance, as well as the ability to experiment and change. Rosenbloom incorporates insights from psychologists and sociologists who have studied solitude and happiness, and explores such topics as dining alone, learning to savor, discovering interests and passions, and finding or creating silent spaces. Her engaging and elegant prose makes Alone Time as warmly intimate an account as the details of a trip shared by a beloved friend--and will have its many readers eager to set off on their own solo adventures. 600 10 $a Rosenbloom, Stephanie $x Travel. 650 0 $a Travelers $x Psychology. 650 0 $a Solitude. 650 0 $a Travel writing. 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 lcgft 776 08 $i Ebook version : $z 9781473540590 941 $a 1 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611015030.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6BB4E222B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LS@Initiate Another SILO Locator Search