Solitude

The leading thinker about technology’s corrupting influence on our collective psyche. * Newsweek * An elegant, thoughtful book . . . beautifully expresses the importance and experience of liberation from the battery-hen life of constant connection and crowds. * Daily Mail * A compelling study of the subtle ways in which modern life and technologies have transformed our behaviour and sense of self . . . The strength of Harris’s argument lies in his showing how seemingly harmless new technologies insidiously influence our ways of being . . . Harris proposes ways in which we can discover ourselves within an increasingly digitally connected world. * Times Literary Supplement * I came away from this book a better human being. Michael Harris’s take on existence is calm, unique, and makes one's soul feel good yet never once does he rely on feel-good techniques. -- Douglas Coupland A timely, eloquent provocation to daydream and wander. -- Nathan Filer, author of THE SHOCK OF THE FALL A poetic, contemplative journey into the benefits of solo sojourning. The book – which weaves together personal anecdotes and fascinating research – makes a convincing argument for stepping away from the crowd (and your even more crowded phone) and scheduling some soul-resetting me time. * ELLE * Harris's book isn’t preachy; rather, it recasts small lifestyle changes as part of a struggle to regain that sense of self . . . It speaks to a long overdue conversation we still haven't properly had in our society. * VICE * Harris has an intuition that being alone with ourselves, paying attention to inner silence and being able to experience outer silence, is an essential part of being human . . . Thick with fact and argument and some fine writing. -- Paul Kingsnorth * New Statesman * An insightful, lively meditation on why this increasingly scarce component of our lives should be preserved. * Globe and Mail * Elegant, accessible and often hilarious. * Chicago Tribune * Harris is always an engaging writer, easy to read and capable of expressing his arguments in memorable and helpful ways. * Quill & Quire *