What A Time To Be Alone

Author : Chidera Eggerue
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781787133143

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What a Time to be Alone by Chidera Eggerue Pdf

In What A Time To Be Alone,The Slumflower will be your life guru, confidante and best friend. She’ll show you that being alone is not just okay: it’s just about the best freaking thing that’s ever happened to you. As she says, ‘You’re bad as hell and you were made with intention.’ It’s about time you realised. Peppered with insightful Igbo proverbs from Chidera’s Nigerian mother and full of her own original artwork, What A Time To Be Alone will help you navigate the modern world. We can all decide our own fates and Chidera shows us how, using a three-part approach filled with sass, wisdom and charm. Learn how to celebrate YOU – decide your self-worth, take time to heal and empower yourself in this messy world. Don’t worry about THEM – avoid other people’s demons and realise that everyone is protecting themselves from something – no matter how aggressive their method. Feel the togetherness in US – sustain and grow healthy relationships and avoid toxicity in your friendships. Own your story. Create your own narrative. Read this book. #WATTBA

Author : Chidera Eggerue
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781787134812

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How To Get Over A Boy by Chidera Eggerue Pdf

Are you fed up with thinking about that guy every minute of every waking hour, when he doesn't even reply to your texts? Are you reeling from the pain of a break-up, unsure of where to turn? Are you single and looking to be happy with your choices in the face of society's constant questioning? In How to Get Over a Boy, bestselling author Chidera Eggerue will show you, once and for all, how to reframe the stale goal of finding a man. She will equip you with tangible and applicable solutions for every part of your dating life, helping you recognise that men hold as much power in our romantic lives as we grant them. In the past, dating books tend to lean more into the territory of ‘how to make him find you hot!’, ‘how to make him jealous!’, ‘how to get him to propose!’. But these how-tos are placing men on a pedestal of being ‘the prize’. Men are NEVER the prize. You are. Let The Slumflower show you why.

Author : Lane Moore
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501178849

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How to Be Alone by Lane Moore Pdf

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.

Author : Tanya Davis,Andrea Dorfman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780062280862

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How to Be Alone by Tanya Davis,Andrea Dorfman Pdf

Since its debut on YouTube, Tanya Davis’s beautiful and perceptive poem "How to Be Alone," visually realized by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, has become an international sensation. In this edition of How to Be Alone, they have adapted the poem and its compelling illustrations for the page in a beautiful, meditative volume—a keepsake to treasure and to share. From a solitary walk in the woods to sitting unaccompanied on a city park bench to eating a meal and even dancing alone, How to Be Alone, reveals the possibilities and joys waiting to be discovered when we engage in activities on our own. As she soothes the disquietude that accompanies the fear of aloneness, and celebrates the power of solitude to change how we see ourselves and the world, Tanya reveals how, removed from the noise and distractions of other lives, we can find acceptance and grace within. For those who have never been by themselves or those who embrace being on their own, How to Be Alone encourages us to recognize and embrace the possibilities of being alone—and reminds us of a universe of joy, peace, and discovery waiting to unfold.

Author : Jonathan Franzen
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374707644

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How to Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen Pdf

Passionate, strong-minded nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections was the best-loved and most-written-about novel of 2001. Nearly every in-depth review of it discussed what became known as "The Harper's Essay," Franzen's controversial 1996 investigation of the fate of the American novel. This essay is reprinted for the first time in How to be Alone, along with the personal essays and the dead-on reportage that earned Franzen a wide readership before the success of The Corrections. Although his subjects range from the sex-advice industry to the way a supermax prison works, each piece wrestles with familiar themes of Franzen's writing: the erosion of civic life and private dignity and the hidden persistence of loneliness in postmodern, imperial America. Recent pieces include a moving essay on his father's stuggle with Alzheimer's disease (which has already been reprinted around the world) and a rueful account of Franzen's brief tenure as an Oprah Winfrey author. As a collection, these essays record what Franzen calls "a movement away from an angry and frightened isolation toward an acceptance--even a celebration--of being a reader and a writer." At the same time they show the wry distrust of the claims of technology and psychology, the love-hate relationship with consumerism, and the subversive belief in the tragic shape of the individual life that help make Franzen one of our sharpest, toughest, and most entertaining social critics.

Author : Chidera Eggerue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
ISBN : 1787135713

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What a Time to Journal by Chidera Eggerue Pdf

Author : Sara Maitland,The School of Life
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781447258827

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How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland,The School of Life Pdf

Our fast-paced society does not approve of solitude; being alone is literally anti-social and some even find it sinister. Why is this so when autonomy, personal freedom and individualism are more highly prized than ever before? Sara Maitland answers this question by exploring changing attitudes throughout history. Offering experiments and strategies for overturning our fear of solitude, she helps us to practise it without anxiety and encourages us to see the benefits of spending time by ourselves. By indulging in the experience of being alone, we can be inspired to find our own rewards and ultimately lead more enriched, fuller lives. One in the new series of books from The School of Life, launched January 2014: How to Age by Anne Karpf How to Develop Emotional Health by Oliver James How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland How to Deal with Adversity by Christopher Hamilton How to Think About Exercise by Damon Young How to Connect with Nature by Tristan Gooley

Author : Stephanie Rosenbloom
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780399562310

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Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom Pdf

"In Paris (or anywhere else, really) a table for one can be a most delightful place." --Alone Time, as seen in The New York Times A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling 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.

Author : Chidera Eggerue
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780241347737

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Scribble Yourself Feminist by Chidera Eggerue Pdf

This is the dream journal for every feminist babe and created by Sunday Times number one bestselling author of WHAT A TIME TO BE ALONE Chidera Eggerue. One of VOGUE's 6 Female Writers to Read in 2018 'Categorically one of the coolest women in Britain' Cosmopolitan 'The Millennial Mastermind' ELLE This book is dedicated to the woman who wants a better world. The woman who's a lover, a learner but most importantly, a leader. ------ Scribble yourself feminist with this inspiring journal, designed to empower, inspire and entertain. From Chidera Eggerue, the woman behind The Slumflower and #saggyboobsmatter, and illustrated by Manjit Thapp, it's BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, and FEMINIST. What's included?? ALL THIS: *Colouring pages featuring Manjit's beautiful illustrations of inspirational quotes and feminist heroines from around the world. *Witty comebacks for everyday sexism- 'cos the world needs to hear your sass! *Design your feminist wardrobe - design your outfit for the next march; t shirts, badges, sashes and power panties as fabulous as you are. *Make your own 'Galentine's Day' card for the ladies you love *Rewrite your favourite FEMI-CLASSICS- why can't the girl save the day for once?? *Create your own FEMINIST HALL OF FAME: draw your feminist heroes - imagine if every gallery had a feminist babes wing! . . . AND MUCH MORE! THE DRUM - 50 of the Best Female Speakers DAZED - "The Peckham native is this generation's agony aunt" GLAMOUR - "The woman behind rising movement, #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER" HARPERS BAZAAR - "Her influence has received an overwhelmingly warm, amazing response" TEEN VOGUE - "Chidera is most focused on getting a message of body positivity across to women"

Author : Marjorie Hillis
Publisher : 5 Spot
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780446571173

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Live Alone and Like It by Marjorie Hillis Pdf

In this witty, engaging guide, a renowned Vogue editor takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone by showing them how to create a welcoming environment and cultivate home-friendly hobbies, "for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief." "Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it." Thus begins Marjorie Hillis' archly funny, gently prescriptive manifesto for single women. Though it was 1936 when the Vogue editor first shared her wisdom with her fellow singletons, the tome has been passed lovingly through the generations, and is even more apt today than when it was first published. Hillis, a true bon vivant, was sick and tired of hearing single women carping about their living arrangements and lonely lives; this book is her invaluable wake-up call for single women to take control and enjoy their circumstances. With engaging chapter titles like "A Lady and Her Liquor" and "The Pleasures of a Single Bed," along with a new preface by author Laurie Graff (You Have to Kiss A Lot of Frogs), Live Alone and Like It is sure to appeal to live-aloners—and those considering taking the plunge.

Author : Francesca Specter
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781529412635

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Alonement by Francesca Specter Pdf

How to be alone and absolutely own it, by founder of the Alonement blog and podcast, Francesca Specter. _______________ *A Times Book of the Year* 'A hugely generous and thoughtful book' - ALAIN DE BOTTON 'A kind, wise celebration of solo living' - DAISY BUCHANAN 'Thoughtful and thought provoking, it made me genuinely excited about spending time in my own company' - FELICITY CLOAKE _______________ Being alone has a serious branding issue. We've only ever had negative language to talk about flying solo - but what about when time spent alone is restorative and joyful? What if it's something you crave? What if it's even just an hour you've carved out for yourself in the middle of a hectic week? Enter: Alonement, Francesca Specter's empowering new word to express valuing your own company and dedicating quality time to yourself, whoever you are and whatever your relationship status. Between shared homes, social plans and smartphone addictions, most of us don't know how to be alone - yet our life-long relationship with ourselves is the most important one we'll ever have. A reformed 'extreme extrovert' who struggled to spend even an hour on her own, Francesca made the resolution in January 2019 to improve her solitude skills. A year later, facing months of lockdown as a household-of-one, she valued those skills more than ever - and began sharing her wisdom with others on how to cherish time alone. Packed with practical tips, insights from key experts and lessons from guests of the Alonement podcast - including Alain de Botton, Florence Given, Konnie Huq, Vick Hope and Camilla Thurlow - Francesca reveals how we can all thrive alone, whatever our circumstances, and harness the untapped power of some meaningful time with me, myself and I.

Author : Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798200952090

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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Pdf

One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.

Author : Megan Bruneau M a
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798668257041

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How to be Alone (and Together) by Megan Bruneau M a Pdf

During a time when we're uniquely isolated and inundated by the unrealistic standards of social media, it's harder than ever to be at peace with ourselves. And it's easier than ever to numb our difficult feelings and avoid doing "the work" necessary to be liberated from the shackles of shame and perfectionism. How to Be Alone (and Together): 72 lessons on being at peace with yourself offers bite-sized nuggets of advice to inspire awareness, calm, and resilience. Author Megan Bruneau makes transformative psychospiritual wisdom accessible, sharing what she's learned between her own healing journey and more than a decade of professional experience as a therapist and executive coach. A relatable resource for anyone wanting to change unhelpful habits, find freedom from anxiety and depression, or gain the courage to do what scares them, How to Be Alone (and Together) is a powerful and easily digestible guide to embracing imperfection and inspiring change.Half of all profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Activeminds.org, the nation's leading nonprofit organization supporting suicide prevention and mental health awareness for young adults.

Author : Robert Kull
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1577317726

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Solitude by Robert Kull Pdf

Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull traveled to a remote island in Patagonia's coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year. He sought to explore the effects of deep solitude on the body and mind and to find the spiritual answers he'd been seeking all his life. With only a cat and his thoughts as companions, he wrestled with inner storms while the wild forces of nature raged around him. The physical challenges were immense, but the struggles of mind and spirit pushed him even further. Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes is the diary of Kull's tumultuous year. Chronicling a life distilled to its essence, Solitude is also a philosophical meditation on the tensions between nature and technology, isolation and society. With humor and brutal honesty, Kull explores the pain and longing we typically avoid in our frantically busy lives as well as the peace and wonder that arise once we strip away our distractions. He describes the enormous Patagonia wilderness with poetic attention, transporting the reader directly into both his inner and outer experiences.

Author : Charlotte Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1949759253

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Everything You'll Ever Need You Can Find Within Yourself by Charlotte Freeman Pdf