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The Book of Idle Pleasures (Hardcover)

by Tom Hodgkinson (Editor), Dan Kieran (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press; Reprint edition (1 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091923328
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091923327
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"The Book of Idle Pleasures" is a restorative gift book for the stressed out, tired and hassled. An antidote to our non-stop culture, it is a welcome compedium of timeless delights. The book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life really are free: lighting fires, skimming stones, catching falling leaves, whittling, staring out of the window, dreaming, doodling or taking a nap. "The Book of Idle Pleasures" is a celebration of pleasure for its own sake in a world of consumer overload.


About the Author

Tom Hodgkinson was born in 1968. His book publications include the bestselling How To Be Idle, which has been published in fifteen countries, and How To Be Free. Tom lives in Devon with his expanding family. Dan Kieran is deputy editor of the Idler. He edited The Idler Book of Crap Towns, Crap Jobs, and Crap Holidays and wrote I Fought the Law. He writes regularly for the Observer, the Sunday Times, The Times and the Guardian. Dan lives in South London with his wife Rachel and their son Wilf.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Guide to Slowing Down, 13 April 2009
By BK Stephens "Brian" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This book is packed full of ideas and ways that you can slow down and start to really enjoy life. One of my favorite pleasures is the one covering walking with toddlers. Before reading this book, going for a walk with my toddler was by far one of the most frustrating experiences I could think of because he just ambles about on his own time and gets side tracked with the seemingly most mundane things. After reading the entry covering this exact issue, I have taken on a whole new perspective and now our walks together are some of the greatest enjoyments in my day to day life. This book covers it all; taking naps, sleeping in, baths, gardening, smoking and so much more. If you are looking to slow down and enjoy life this is a must have for your bookshelf that you will return to often.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tittle tattle, 29 Dec 2008
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It's not great, but far from bad.

We all know what the idle simplicities of life are and enjoy them. This is the book. Emjoy
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