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Going solo the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone by eric klinenberg who doesnt know someone who lives alonewho has for years and seems happyis happy. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone is based on strong empirical data. We will all come at this topic from our own personal perspective. Going solo is a memoir by roald dahl, first published by jonathan cape in london in 1986. In 1950, only 22 percent of american adults were single. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Im a member of one of the demographic groups klinenberg focused on while wri. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone 2012 more. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The christian science monitor today, as eric klinenberg reminds us in his book, going solo, more than 50 percent of adults are single. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of going alone.
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