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The Importance of Being Lazy: In Praise of Play, Leisure, and Vacation

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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Drawing upon in-depth case studies of vacation habits and the observations of philosophers, writers, and sociologists such as Aristotle, Mark Twain and Thorstein Veblen, Al Gini argues why vacations are so venerated and why 'doing nothing' is a fundamental human necessity.

From shopping sprees and extreme sports to the ultimate vacation - retirement - The Importance of Being lazy demonstrates that without true leisure, we are diminished as individuals and as a society.

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  • Author

    Al Gini

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    May 2003

  • Weight

    377g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415938792

  • ISBN-10

    0415938791

  • Eden Code

    5580805

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