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As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked against them. But here, at last, is a book that can help. From Tom Hodgkinson, editor of the Idler, comes How To Be Idle, an antidote to the work-obsessed culture which puts so many obstacles between ourselves and our dreams. Hodgkinson presents us with a laid-back argument for a new contract between routine and chaos, an argument for experiencing life to the full and living in the moment. Ranging across a host of issues that may affect the modern idler - sleep, the world of work, pleasure and hedonism, relationships, bohemian living, revolution - he draws on the writings of such well-known apologists for idleness as Dr Johnson, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson and Nietzsche. His message is clear: take control of your life and reclaim your right to be idle.
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"A true literary gem... irresistable" -- USA Today
A true literary gem... irresistable --USA Today
"In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut."--Library Journal
"A true literary gem... irresistable"--USA Today
In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut. --Library Journal"
A true literary gem... irresistable --USA Today"
-In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut.---Library Journal
-A true literary gem... irresistable---USA Today
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A true literary gem... irresistable --USA Today
"In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut."--Library Journal
"A true literary gem... irresistable"--USA Today
In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut. --Library Journal"
A true literary gem... irresistable --USA Today"
-In these stress-filled times . . . we should all give ourselves the gift of reading this debut.---Library Journal
-A true literary gem... irresistable---USA Today
Tom Hodgkinson was born in 1968. Since founding the Idler in 1993, he has been a frequent contributor to many newspapers and magazines and appears regularly on TV and radio to discuss 'idler' issues. This is his first book.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0241142512
- ISBN 13 9780241142516
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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