The Book of Idle Pleasures

Zusatztext

<p><i>The Book of Idle Pleasures</i>is a restorative gift book for the stressed out, tired and hassled. An antidote to our non-stop culture, it is a welcome compendium of timeless delights.</p><p>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.<i>The Book of Idle Pleasures</i>is a celebration of pleasure for its own sake in a world of consumer overload.</p>

Autorenportrait

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

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