Books about solitude

222 books in our catalogue · showing 145–192

Books about being alone outdoors, by choice or by circumstance: solo walks and voyages, life in remote places, and months spent on one's own in the hills or at sea. The writing tends to be quiet and reflective, and it is as much about attention as about adventure.

If the appeal is the empty places themselves, try Wilderness; if it is walking with a purpose, Pilgrimage.

Writing on solitude

Wisdom of Donkeys : Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World

Andy Merrifield, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Solitary Goose

Sydney Landon Plum

The Way of the World

Nicholas Bouvier

Footsteps

Richard Holmes

Red Dust

Ma Jian

The Way Home

Mark Boyle

Wintering

Katherine May

The Circling Sky

Neil Ansell

The Warrior Walker

Paul Harris

Climbing and mountaineering

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