Network and Books: One Person

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Department of Net and Books
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Publish 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 who are single by definition but also to the state of being "alone," which everyone encounters in various forms—it is a highly significant life situation. In addition to reviewing historical hermits and the lonely, this book explores the essence, attitudes, and ways of coping with single life in the context of societal trends toward individualization. It also examines the pros and cons of choosing to be "alone" between love and marriage. Reading is a form of sustenance for the brain. Since the 21st century, the "diet" of reading has undergone both qualitative and quantitative changes! The NetandBooks series by Net and Books, after four years of planning, brings together authors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as well as international participants, to propose—passion for reading and advocacy for reading! We can regard reading as a form of sustenance for the brain, where reading supplies nutrients to the brain. 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. The book "Alone" not only reviews historical hermits and the lonely but also, in the face of societal trends toward singlehood and individualization, explores the essence, attitudes, and ways of coping with single life, as well as the pros and cons of choosing to be "alone" between love and marriage.