Migrations solitude (58 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Profoundly original essays from the author of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library about the nature of solitude and privacy in a culture where ourlaws, technology, and lifestyles are increasingly chipping away at them both. Why do we often long for solitude but dread loneliness? What happens when the walls we build around ourselves are suddenly removed-or made impenetrable? If privacy is something we can count as a basic right, why are chipping it away? These are some of the themes that Sue Halpern eloquently explores in these essays. In pursuit of the riddle of solitude, Halpern talks to Trappist monks and secular hermits, corresponds with a prisoner in solitary confinement, and visits and AIDS hospice and a shelter for the homeless places where privacy is thefirst-and perhaps the most essential-thing to go. This is a book that lends weight to the ideas that have become dangerously abstract in a society of data bases and car faxes, a guide not only to the routes of solitude but to the selves we discover only when we arrive there.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. Profoundly original essays from the author of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library about the nature of solitude and privacy in a culture where ourlaws, technology, and lifestyles are increasingly chipping away at them both. Why do we often long for solitude but dread loneliness? What happens when the walls we build around ourselves are suddenly removed-or made impenetrable? If privacy is something we can count as a basic right, why are chipping it away? These are some of the themes that Sue Halpern eloquently explores in these essays. In pursuit of the riddle of solitude, Halpern talks to Trappist monks and secular hermits, corresponds with a prisoner in solitary confinement, and visits and AIDS hospice and a shelter for the homeless places where privacy is thefirst-and perhaps the most essential-thing to go. This is a book that lends weight to the ideas that have become dangerously abstract in a society of data bases and car faxes, a guide not only to the routes of solitude but to the selves we discover only when we arrive there.…

Hardback. Etat : Good.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good.

Etat : Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Etat : Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good.

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paperback. Etat : Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Etat : Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Profoundly original essays from the author of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library about the nature of solitude and privacy in a culture where ourlaws, technology, and lifestyles are increasingly chipping away at them both. Why do we often long for solitude but dread loneliness? What happens when the walls we build around ourselves are suddenly removed-or made impenetrable? If privacy is something we can count as a basic right, why are chipping it away? These are some of the themes that Sue Halpern eloquently explores in these essays. In pursuit of the riddle of solitude, Halpern talks to Trappist monks and secular hermits, corresponds with a prisoner in solitary confinement, and visits and AIDS hospice and a shelter for the homeless places where privacy is thefirst-and perhaps the most essential-thing to go. This is a book that lends weight to the ideas that have become dangerously abstract in a society of data bases and car faxes, a guide not only to the routes of solitude but to the selves we discover only when we arrive there.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. Profoundly original essays from the author of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library about the nature of solitude and privacy in a culture where ourlaws, technology, and lifestyles are increasingly chipping away at them both. Why do we often long for solitude but dread loneliness? What happens when the walls we build around ourselves are suddenly removed-or made impenetrable? If privacy is something we can count as a basic right, why are chipping it away? These are some of the themes that Sue Halpern eloquently explores in these essays. In pursuit of the riddle of solitude, Halpern talks to Trappist monks and secular hermits, corresponds with a prisoner in solitary confinement, and visits and AIDS hospice and a shelter for the homeless places where privacy is thefirst-and perhaps the most essential-thing to go. This is a book that lends weight to the ideas that have become dangerously abstract in a society of data bases and car faxes, a guide not only to the routes of solitude but to the selves we discover only when we arrive there.…

Hardback. Etat : Very Good.

Hardback. Etat : Good.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

hardcover. Etat : Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 213 pp.

Soft Cover. Etat : Good. Wraps lightly scuffed with rubbed edges. Pages are clean with no markings in text. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

paperback. Etat : Fine. Vintage February 1993 8vo. 212 pages. clean, tight copy.

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very Good condition. First edition, third printing. No internal markings of any kind.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Binding Tight Pages Clean Light Edge Wear. Book.