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Jan 29, 20 i just finished the e book of eric klinenbergs going solo. In the first episode, this series will examine how we develop digital forms of public space as much of our social life moves online, and how this shifts our sense of community. Today, more than 50 percent of american adults are single, writes eric klinenberg in going solo. The battle to control americas media metropolitan books, 2007, and heat wave.
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