Despite its title, this is not a self-help book but rather a beautiful exploration of a condition that is at the heart of human life – solitude. The book is a memoir of time spent in social isolation; a meditation on the teachings of the Buddha; and an exploration of the subject in the writings of such diverse figures as Montaigne, Keats and Huxley, this book from Yale is a valuable companion to living in a world in which we feel simultaneously hyper-connected and isolated at the same time.
