Thursday, January 7, 2010

Book Discussion @ the BMA

The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the Twenty-first Century


Sun, Jan 10, 3 pm

Join a conversation about loneliness in American society with two Harvard psychiatrists and authors of The Lonely American.

Are Americans becoming lonelier? This thought-provoking question is addressed in an insightful conversation about loneliness and isolation in today's society. Harvard psychiatrists Dr. Jacqueline Olds and Dr. Richard Schwartz, authors of the evocative book The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the Twenty-First Century (featured in O, The Oprah Magazine), lead the discussion moderated by WYPR radio's Tom Hall. A book signing follows.