Positive Solitude: A Practical Program for Mastering Loneliness and Achieving Self-Fulfillment

A noted psychologist explains how to find joy in spending time alone in a society where so much emphasis is placed on "finding someone." For the newly alone, as well as those who have long enjoyed solitude, this clear, practical guide shows how to achieve self-fulfillment, an appreciation of individuality, and self-esteem.

Dr. Rae André is Professor of Organizational Behavior at Northeastern University in Boston. She is co-author of the bestselling The 59-Second Employee: How to Stay One Second Ahead of Your One-Minute Manager and author of Homemakers, the Forgotten Workers, among other books. Her work on solitude has been featured in Prevention and New Woman magazines and the British documentary Single Life.