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by Tom Hodgkinson (Editor), Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Editor), Dan Kieran (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (5 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091916496
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091916497
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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The "Idler" team believe that idleness is unjustly criticised in modern society when it is, in fact, a vital component of a happy life. This new issue of the "Idler" looks at man, nature and the earth and reveals that doing nothing is the only way to save the planet. It contains various features by - Richard Benson on growing a wild flower meadow; Noted Gaia scientist, Stephen Harding on why we need to stop interfering with nature; 'On a Green Note - The new folk movement' by Will Hodgkinson; Alan Moore on the Green Man in history and legend; Cosmic Gardening Mark Manning is blown away by Rudolf Steiner; The One-Straw Revolution - The legacy of Masanobu Fukuoka and his technique of "no-work farming", where you let nature take the strain; Growing Vegetables the Easy Way An idler's guide; John Michel on William Corbett; and Ukulele Special - all you need to know about the history of the uke, where to buy one, how to play it and why the uke is more punk than the guitar. This title contains all this, as well as tips for living the good life, with full colour illustrations and photography throughout.

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The Magazine For Those Who Love To Loaf --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine and funny magazine, 17 Oct 2001
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This review is from: The "Idler": - The Retreat Issue [ Golden Ticket to a Hirst Spin Painting ] Summer 2001 v. 28: Golden Ticket to a Hirst Spin Painting v. 28 (Paperback)
'The idler' is touted as a magazine, although in size it is more of a book. Published twice a year, it is a collection of sketches, articles, reviews and stories, with laziness as a general theme.

This issue features interviews with Patrick Moore (by Alex James) and Bill Odiie (by Louis Theroux) along with sketches by Adam and Joe and stories by Zodiac Mindwarp (aka Mark Manning).

It really is one of the funniest and most entertaining magazines I have ever read and has caused me no end of strange looks on the tube as I sniggered away to myself. The combination of genuine wit and genius writing is unlikely to be found anywhere else and I can heartily recommend it to anyone.

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Granta for slackers, 16 Nov 1999
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This review is from: The "Idler": For Those Who Live to Loaf v. 25 (Paperback)
I bought this quite by accident in Borders the other week. It's structured like a magazine, with lots of funny bits in the front section, with more substantial interviews and articles in the middle - it's theme is Man's Ruin, with lots of (perhaps too much) articles examining boozing including an incredibly moving account of a father and son who were involved in the temperance movement. The writers list reads like a a who's who of the british underground (Adam and Joe, Louis Theroux, Will Self, Bill Drummond, Tony White, Matthew De Abaitua) and its good to see them all gathered in one place.

Although the boozing stuff wears a bit thin, that's always been kind of the point with the Idler - it's self-indulgent in a world where everything else feels restrained by fears of what the public might or might not like. it's excessive, goes far too far, and is a force for good. if they had a proper publisher, they'd be dangerous

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fab!! Brill!!, 10 Dec 2005
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This review is from: The Idler (Issue 36) Money Madness: Your Money or Your Life? (Paperback)
Excellent reading ....ah too busy idling and reading this inspiring work of brilliance to say any more......
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