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Solitude : A Return to the Self by Anthony Storr (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Solitude : A Return to the Self, Paperback by Storr, Anthony, ISBN 0743280741, ISBN-13 9780743280747, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A landmark study of the nature of solitude examines its crucial role in creativity, mourning, religious experience, and other aspects of human life; discussses enforced solitude; and argues that solitude can foster postive behavior. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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PublisherFree Press

ISBN-100743280741

ISBN-139780743280747

eBay Product ID (ePID)46576745

Product Key Features

Book TitleSolitude : a Return to the Self

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicPersonal Growth / Happiness, General, Motivational & Inspirational, Creativity

IllustratorYes

GenreSelf-Help, Psychology

AuthorAnthony Storr

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-273235

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal155.9/2

SynopsisOriginally published in 1988, Anthony Storr's enlightening meditation on the creative individual's need for solitude has become a classic. Solitudewas seminal in challenging the established belief that "interpersonal relationships of an intimate kind are the chief, if not the only, source of human happiness." Indeed, most self-help literature still places relationships at the center of human existence. Lucid and lyrical, Storr's book cites numerous examples of brilliant scholars and artists -- from Beethoven and Kant to Anne Sexton and Beatrix Potter -- to demonstrate that solitude ranks alongside relationships in its impact on an individual's well-being and productivity, as well as on society's progress and health. But solitary activity is essential not only for geniuses, says Storr; the average person, too, is enriched by spending time alone.For fifteen years, readers have found inspiration and renewal in Storr's erudite, compassionate vision of human experience., Originally published in 1988, Anthony Storr's bestselling meditation on the creative individual's need for solitude has become a classic. A pre-eminent work in self-help and popular psychology literature, Solitude was seminal in challenging the psychological paradigm that "interpersonal relationships of an intimate kind are the chief, if not the only, source of human happiness." Indeed, most self-help literature still places relationships at the center of human existence. Lucid and lyrical, Storr's book argues that solitude ranks alongside relationships in its impact on an individual's well-being and productivity, as well as on society's progress and health. Citing numerous examples of brilliant scholars and artists--from Beethoven and Kant to Anne Sexton and Beatrix Potter--he argues that solitary activity is essential not only for geniuses, but often for the average person as well. For nearly three decades, readers have found inspiration and renewal in Storr's erudite, compassionate vision of the human experience--and the benefits and joy of solitude.

LC Classification NumberBF637.S64S65 2005