BOOKS:

     Barbour, J. D. (2004). The value of solitude : the ethics and spirituality of
     aloneness in autobiography. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press.

     Buchholz, E. S. (1997). The call of solitude : alonetime in a world of attachment. New York: Simon & Schuster.

     Burger, J. M. (1995). Individual differences in preference for solitude. Journal of research in personality, 29, v.85-108.

     Dowrick, S. (1994). Intimacy and solitude (1st American ed.). New York: Norton.

     Durkheim, E. (1995). Society and solitude. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

     France, P. (1997). Hermits :Tthe insights of solitude (1st U.S. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press

     Halpern, S. (1993). Migrations to solitude (1st Vintage Books ed.). New York: Vintage Books.

     Koch, P. (1994). Solitude: A philosophical encounter. Chicago, Ill.: Open Court

     Koller, A. (1991). The stations of solitude. New York, N.Y.: Bantam.

     Kottler, J. A. (1990). Private moments, secret selves : enriching our time alone (1st ed.). Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher.

     Larson, R. W. (1985). The Solitary Side of Life: An examination of the time
     people spend alone from childhood to old age. Developmental review : DR, 10, v.155-185.

     Long, C. R., Seburn, M., Averill, J.R., More, T.A. Solitude experiences: Varieties,
     settings, and individual differences. Personality & social psychology bulletin

     Merton, T. (1960). The solitary life. [Lexington, Ky.]: Stamperia del Santuccio.

     Merton, T. (1969). The true solitude; selections from the writings of Thomas Merton. [Kansas City, Mo.]: Hallmark Editions.

     Merton, T., & Cunningham, L. (1996). A search for solitude : pursuing the monk's true life (1st ed.).
     [San Francisco, Calif.]:HarperSanFrancisco.

     Merton, T., & Miniature Book Collection (Library of Congress). (1993). Thoughts in solitude (1st Shambhala ed.). Boston

     Petroff, L. (1936). Solitaries and solitarization; a study of the concepts, forms, degrees, causes, and effects of isolation.
     Los Angeles: The University of Southern California Press

     Rubin, K. H., & Asendorpf, J. (1993). Social withdrawal, inhibition, and shyness in childhood. Hillsdale, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.

     Salwak, D. (1998). The wonders of solitude. Novato, Calif.: New World Library.

     Sarton, M. (1985). Journal of a solitude. London: Women's Press.

     Rubin, K. H., & Asendorpf, J. (1993). Social withdrawal, inhibition, and shyness in childhood. Hillsdale, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.

     Salwak, D. (1998). The wonders of solitude. Novato, Calif.: New World Library.