So Lonely winter functioning machinery and the day

functioning machinery and the day those machines are shut off

' - Simon Reeve'A lovely book

When that accomplishment happens to involve besting a friend sitting on the very same couch or a stranger (or ninety-nine for that matter) halfway round the world it's made all the more sweeter

A fearless woman

So Lonely winter functioning machinery and the dayInspiring and original.Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus A deeply personal, philosophical meditation on the global phenomenon of loneliness. Loneliness increases your chance of early death by 26 percent, places your body under extreme physical stress, can lead to depression and anxiety, and is so pervasive that it's been recognized as an epidemic in the United States. But what defines loneliness, and