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Innocence : a novel / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-;
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Social isolation;
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400 friends and no one to call : breaking through isolation & building community / by Walker, Val,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Ironically, despite social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported in 2014 that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. One out of four Americans has no one with whom they can talk about their personal troubles. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, particularly people over sixty (one in three seniors compared to one in five just ten years ago). Millennials and post-millennials increasingly report discomfort and avoidance with face-to-face conversations. Social isolation can shatter our confidence. In isolating times, we're not only lonely, but we're ashamed of our loneliness because our society stigmatizes people who are alone without support. As a single, fifty-eight-year-old woman who finds herself stranded after major surgery, Val Walker has woven into the narrative her own story. As a well-established rehabilitation counselor, she was too embarrassed to reveal on social media how utterly isolated she was by asking for someone to help, and it felt agonizingly awkward calling colleagues out of the blue. As she recovered, Val found her voice and developed a plan of action for people who lack social support, not only to heal from the pain of isolation, but to create a solid strategy for rebuilding support. 400 Friends and No One to Call spells out the how-tos for befriending our wider community, building a social safety net, and fostering our sense of belonging. On a deeper level, we are invited to befriend our loneliness, rather than feel ashamed of it, and open our hearts and minds to others trapped in isolation"--
Subjects: Social isolation.; Loneliness.; Social networks.;
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Brian's return / by Paulsen, Gary.;
Subjects: Wilderness survival; Social isolation;
© c1999., Dell Laurel-Leaf,
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The kingdom of sand / by Holleran, Andrew,author.;
"Andrew Holleran's unique literary voice is on full display in this poignant story of lust, dread, and desire-the first novel in thirteen years from one the most acclaimed gay authors of our time"--
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Aging; Gay men; Social isolation;
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The lighthouse [videorecording] / by Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Eggers, Max,screenwriter.; Eggers, Robert,1983-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Pattinson, Robert,1986-actor.; Teixeira, Rodrigo,film producer.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson.In the late 19th century, young seaman Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) was ferried out to a New England isle for his month-long stint assisting crusty lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe). Between the pair's base incompatibility, the crushing isolation, and the unforgiving elements, the mutual tension escalates from simple resentment and one-upmanship to hallucination and homicide.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Lighthouse keepers; Storms; Social isolation;
For private home use only.
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The disinvited guest : a novel / by Goodman, Carol,author.;
When a new virus surfaces, Lucy and her husband Reed, along with their five closest friends and family, sequester themselves on Reed's family's private island off the coast of Maine where she feels her own grip on reality slipping as tempers flare, strange signs appear and accidents turn deadly.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Social isolation; Viruses;
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Good chemistry : the science of connection, from soul to psychedelics / by Holland, Julie,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Psychiatrist and family therapist Julie Holland dives into the neuroscience of connection and helps us to understand how we've lost touch with a basic human need and how we can get it back"--
Subjects: Neurochemistry.; Social isolation; Interpersonal relations; Psychopharmacology.;
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The memoirs of Stockholm Sven / by Miller, Nathaniel Ian,author.;
In 1916, Sven Ormson leaves a restless life in Stockholm to seek adventure in Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago where darkness reigns four months of the year and he might witness the splendor of the Northern Lights one night and be attacked by a polar bear the next. But his time as a miner ends when an avalanche nearly kills him, leaving him disfigured, and Sven flees even further, to an uninhabited fjord. There, with the company of a loyal dog, he builds a hut and lives alone, testing himself against the elements. The teachings of a Finnish fur trapper, along with encouraging letters from his family and a Scottish geologist who befriended him in the mining camp, get him through his first winter. Years into his routine isolation, the arrival of an unlikely visitor salves his loneliness, sparking a chain of surprising events that will bring Sven into a family of fellow castoffs and determine the course of the rest of his life. Written with wry humor and in prose as breathtaking as the stark landscape it evokes, The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is a testament to the strength of our human bonds, reminding us that even in the most inhospitable conditions on the planet, we are not beyond the reach of love.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Social isolation;
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The memory of animals : a novel / by Fuller, Claire,author.;
"In the face of a pandemic, an unprepared world scrambles to escape the mysterious disease causing sensory damage, nerve loss, and, in most cases, death. Neffy, a disgraced and desperately indebted twenty-seven-year-old marine biologist, registers for an experimental vaccine trial in London-perhaps humanity's last hope for a cure. Though isolated from the chaos outside, she and the other volunteers-Rachel, Leon, Yahiko, and Piper-cannot hide from the mistakes that led them there. As London descends into chaos outside the hospital windows, Neffy befriends Leon, who before the pandemic had been working on a controversial technology that allows users to revisit their memories. She withdraws into projections of her past-a childhood bisected by divorce, a recent love affair, her obsessive research with octopuses and the one mistake that ended her career. The lines between past, present, and future begin to blur, and Neffy is left with defining questions: Who can she trust? Why can't she forgive herself? How should she live, if she survives? Claire Fuller's The Memory of Animals is an ambitious, deeply imagined work of survival and suspense, grief and hope, consequences and connectedness that asks what truly defines us-and the lengths we will go to rescue ourselves and those we love"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Epidemics; Human experimentation in medicine; Secrecy; Social isolation;
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The haven / by Jennings, Amanda,author.;
Kit and Tara move to an isolated smallholding with their daughter, Skye, and a group of friends. Living off-grid and working the land, they soon begin to enjoy the simple life. When their charismatic leader Jeremy returns from a mysterious trip to the city with Dani, a young runaway, fractures begin to appear. As winter approaches, and with it cold weather and dark nights, Jeremy's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic. Rules are imposed, the outside world is shunned, and when he brings a second girl back to the farm, tensions quickly reach breaking point with devastating consequences ...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Communal living; Families; Farms; Runaway women; Social isolation;
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