Choosing to enrich your life by yourself is very different from being “lonely.” In Celebrating Time Alone, Lionel Fisher shares his personal reflections on solitude, brought into sharp focus by living alone for six years on a remote Pacific Northwest beach. He supplements his own reflections by interviewing men and women in sixteen states, in both rural and urban settings, who have stretched the envelope of their aloneness to Waldenesque proportions. All the material is intended to offer counsel, inspiration, affirmation, insights, encouragement, and advice on living well alone, to help learn to use solitude and periods of aloneness for self-discovery and personal growth—whether they choose aloneness or have it thrust on them.

This book affirms that it's all right to be alone, the author interweaves real-life stories with his own insights into experiences to offer counsel, inspiration and affirmation when living alone.

Forthcoming Being Alone, Whether By Circumstance Or Choice, Is Not Tragic. What Is Tragic, And So Wasteful Of The Preciousness Of Life, Is That Too Many Of Us Think We Are Nothing Alone. We Seek Our Happiness And Fulfillment, Our Answers, Our Very Identity In Others When We First Must Find It In Ourselves Something We Can Only Do Alone. Celebrating Time Alone Affirms That It S All Right To Be Alone, To Want To Be Alone, Even To Be Lonely At Times Because The Rewards Of Solitude Can Make The Deprivations So Worthwhile.In The Fall Of 1996, Lionel Fisher Embarked On A Cross-Country Journey In Search Of Men And Women Who Have Stretched The Envelope Of Their Aloneness To Waldenesque Proportions, Achieving Great Emotional Clarity In The Process. He Also Spoke With Their Urban Counterparts Who, Through Necessity Or Choice, Prefer To Savor Their Individuality In Smaller Servings. In A Writing Style That Is At Once Eloquent And Down To Earth, The Author Interweaves Their Real-Life Stories With His Own Insights And Experiences To Offer Counsel, Inspiration, And Affirmation On Living Well Alone.

The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book. Lane Moore is a rare performer who is as impressive onstage—whether hosting her iconic show Tinder Live or being the enigmatic front woman of It Was Romance—as she is on the page, as both a former writer for The Onion and an award-winning sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan. But her story has had its obstacles, including being her own parent, living in her car as a teenager, and moving to New York City to pursue her dreams. Through it all, she looked to movies, TV, and music as the family and support systems she never had. From spending the holidays alone to having better “stranger luck” than with those closest to her to feeling like the last hopeless romantic on earth, Lane reveals her powerful and entertaining journey in all its candor, anxiety, and ultimate acceptance—with humor always her bolstering force and greatest gift. How to Be Alone is a must-read for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful of people who would rather you not. Above all, it’s a book for anyone who desperately wants to feel less alone and a little more connected through reading her words.

Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.

A Woman's wisdom is one of the earth's greatest natural resources. With a perspective that only a certain number of years on earth can bring, the thirty-two women in Midlife Clarity show that midlife can be a release of our true self, a chance to be free of others' expectations, and a time to inventory our blessings. With personal anecdotes, essays, short poetry, and plenty of humor, Midlife Clarity focuses on issues common to every woman. Whether the topic is men, self-discovery, death, or struggle, each woman finds those small moments of satisfaction and joy that, after all, are what life is all about. Their midlife musings are at once basic and sublime, obvious and profound, individual and global. They inspire us to welcome change in our own lives with the same humor, grit, and strength.