solitude

Examines the belief that today's culture has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude, and looks for a solution that honors solitude without descending into dogma.

A fictionalized account of the life of Henry Stuart that recounts Henry's reaction to the news he has less than a year to live, and his desire to create a utopian society in Alabama.

Argues that a new philosophy must be developed to help balance the convenience and benefits of the digital world with the problems it can create in a user's personal life, drawing on philosophies that have helped people manage and enjoy their connected lives in the past.

Collects annotated reprints of "Walden," "Civil Disobedience," "Slavery in Massachusetts," "Walking," and "Wild Apples," with sections from Thoreau's "Journal" and reactions to the author by Ralph Waldo Emerson and others with criticism by nineteen contributors, including E.B. White and Barbara Johnson.

Thomas Cave makes a wager with the crew of a North Atlantic whaling ship that he can survive the harsh winter alone on an Arctic island in 1616.

A girl describes the hideaway in her closet where she goes when she wants to spend time by herself.

Presents nineteenth-century American author Henry David Thoreau's reflections on living alone among nature for two years on Walden Pond in Massachusetts, and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and an ecological appendix.