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Author: Eric Klinenberg (New York University Italy) ,
Patrick Girard Lawlor
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 14.50cm
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9781455124688
ISBN 10: 1455124680
Pages: 8
Publication Date: 02 February 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
"""[A] book so important that it is likely to become both a popular read and a social science classic...This book really will change the lives of people who live solo, and everyone else. At least it should."" -- ""Psychology Today"" ""An optimistic look at shifting social priorities that need not threaten our fundamental values."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Compelling...With articles in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Slate and appearances on the radio program This American Life, Klinenberg is at ease in both scholarly and popular milieus, and his book is recommended for libraries and individuals in both worlds."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" ""Fascinating and admirably temperate...A book that does a good job of explaining the social forces behind the trend and exploring the psychology of those who participate in it."" -- ""Wall Street Journal"" ""Klinenberg takes an optimist's look at how society could make sure singles--young and old, rich and poor--can make the connections that support them in their living spaces and beyond."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The prose is lively, focusing more on personal stories than dry statistics, and by treating living alone as a social phenomenon, Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, is able to draw some startling conclusions about our behavior."" -- ""Booklist"""
Author Information
Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at New York University and the editor of the journal Public Culture. He is also coeditor of The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness. His first book, Heat Wave, won several scholarly and literary prizes and was declared a ""Favorite Book"" by the Chicago Tribune. His research has been heralded in the New Yorker and on CNN and NPR, and his stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and on This American Life. Patrick Lawlor has recorded over three hundred audiobooks in just about every genre. He has been an Audie Award finalist several times and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has won a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, numerous Library Journal and Kirkus starred audio reviews, and multiple Editors' Picks, Top 10, and Year's Best lists. He is the only male audiobook narrator in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To relax in his spare time, Patrick runs marathons.
