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How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto

by Tom Hodgkinson

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Publisher Comments:

From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler—sleep, work, pleasure, relationships—while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche—all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed.

Synopsis:

From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler— sleep, work, pleasure, relationships— while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche— all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed.

Synopsis:

In 24 chapters representing each hour of the day, this book will coax out the loafer in even the most diligent and schedule-obsessed worker. Line drawings throughout.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060779696
Subtitle:
A Loafer's Manifesto
Author:
Hodgkinson, Tom
Author:
by Tom Hodgkinson
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Subject:
Form - Parodies
Subject:
Personal Growth - General
Subject:
General Self-Help
Subject:
Laziness
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
286
Dimensions:
7.16x5.02x.90 in. .59 lbs.

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