A person

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Department of Net and Books
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Single people have freedom in emotions, finances, and activities, but they must also face the problems of having no one to share their feelings, concerns, or loneliness with. This applies not only to those defined as single by marriage but also to the state of being "alone," which everyone encounters in various forms—it is a highly significant life situation. This book not only reviews historical hermits and the lonely but also explores the essence, attitudes, and ways of coping with solo living in the context of societal trends toward singleness and individualization, as well as the pros and cons of choosing to be "alone" between love and marriage. Reading is a form of nourishment for the brain. Since the 21st century, the "diet" of reading has undergone both qualitative and quantitative changes! The Net and Books series, after four years of planning, gathers authors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as well as international participants, to propose—passion and advocacy for reading! We can regard reading as a form of nourishment for the brain, where reading supplies the brain with nutrients. This book takes the six-thousand-year history and development of reading as its theme, from images to text, such as the carvings on the walls of Angkor Wat to Gutenberg's movable type printing; and then from text back to images, such as the use of the World Wide Web (WWW)—all of these are forms of reading. Additionally, it introduces seven individuals related to the internet, four perspectives on books, famous historical figures' reading locations, and interviews with Jia Mi and Xie Chun-de. Alone explores the essence, attitudes, and ways of coping with solo living, as well as the pros and cons of choosing to be "alone" between love and marriage, in the context of societal trends toward singleness and individualization, while also reviewing historical hermits and the lonely.