false <![CDATA[How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176413324m/623922.jpg 623922 5 <p> From the founding editor of <i>The Idler</i>, 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 <i>How to Be Idle</i>, 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&#8212;sleep, work, pleasure, relationships&#8212;while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche&#8212;all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed. </p> 1768914 2004 How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto total:243|5:63|4:100|3:58|2:18|1:4| 243 929 444 69 4 1 false false Sun Jan 13 09:53:51 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 09:59:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:52:12 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 09:35:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 15:35:44 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 15:44:03 -0800 2007 inside for a breath of fresh air."

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On the plus side, the central theme of how much consumer society consumes us (in particular our time) comes over well. And he covers a lot of ground.

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don't need this job."

Tom tells us we should stop and take a minute to make some tea, and ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:39:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:44:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 03 00:27:57 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 10:22:33 -0700 2008 Sometimes it’s OK to idle in bed a few more minutes, and yes, there’s no use in running after the bus. There will be another one.

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