Alone time : four seasons, four cities, and the pleasures of solitude / Stephanie Rosenbloom.
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- ISBN: 9780399562303
- ISBN: 0399562303
- Physical Description: 272 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Witches and shamans -- Part I: Spring: Paris -- Food -- Café et pluie = Coffee and rain: the science of savoring -- La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin = Life is too short to drink bad wine: on eating alone -- A picnic for one in the Luxembourg Gardens: alternatives to the table -- Of oysters and chablis: servings of delight and disappointment -- Beauty -- Musée de la vie romantique: how to be alone in a museum -- Window-licking: finding your muse -- Part II: Summer: Istanbul -- Nerve -- Üsküdar: the art of anticipation -- The hamam: the importance of trying new things -- Call to prayer: learning to listen -- Loss -- The rainbow stairs of Beyoğlu: appreciation -- Before it's gone: ephemeralities -- Part III: FAll: Florence -- Silence -- Arrows and angels: games for one -- Alone with Venus: on seeing -- Knowledge -- The secret corridor: schooling yourself -- Part IV: Winter: New York -- Home -- The city: on assignment -- Sanctuaries and strangers: designing home -- Ode to the West Village -- Tips and tools for going it alone. |
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Subject: | Rosenbloom, Stephanie > Travel. Rosenbloom, Stephanie > Travel. Travelers > Psychology. Solitude. Travelers > Psychology. Solitude. |
Genre: | Travel writing. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Grand Forks Campbell Library | MEMOIR -Travel - - ROSENBLOOM 2018 (Text) | 514624 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |