How to be Idle
How to be Idle
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Published:
30 June, 2005
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Description
How to be Idle is Tom Hodgkinson's brilliant guide to reclaiming your right to be idle
'Well written, funny and with a scholarly knowledge of the literature of laziness, it is both a book to be enjoyed at leisure and to change lives' Sunday Times
As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. A burn-out 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. 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 affect the modern idler:
-Sleep
-Work
-Pleasure and hedonism
-Relationships
-Bohemian living
-Revolution
Drawing on the writings of such well-known apologists for idleness as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson and Nietzsche, his message is clear: take control of your life and reclaim your right to be idle.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141015064 |
| ISBN10 | 0141015063 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 234 g |
| Product Dimensions | 131 x 179 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
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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Author's Bio
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.