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Bezig met laden... The Book of Idle Pleasures (2010)door Dan Kieran (Redacteur), Tom Hodgkinson (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I borrowed this book from my local library, then left it on the coffee table without looking at it for nearly 2 weeks, perhaps an Idle Pleasure in itself! When I did pick it up to have a look, I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. It's a sinful delight to read, and I was pleased to find that I already, unwittingly indulge, in many of these Idle Pleasures. Here we have a collection of little prose pieces from The Idler, all in praise of (you guessed it) idleness. The reader is encouraged to lie in bed, lie on the grass, soak in the tub, stroll, sing, yawn, take the time to learn the names of trees, and generally not be such a Puritan tight-ass. A good message, a corrective for our accelerating age...though one marvels that the writers of The Idler managed to work up the momentum necessary to assemble a book. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In "The Book of Idle Pleasures," the United Kingdom's expert Idlers Tom Hodgkinson and Dan Kieran stand up for the simple pleasures in life . . . by lying down for a nap.With its tongue firmly in its cheek, "The Book of Idle Pleasures" renounces our world of ever-growing consumer overload in favor of the timelessly true adage that the best things in life really are free.Clever and sometimes all too true in its reflections on 100 simple pastimes--among them slouching, skipping stones, staring out the window, doodling, and, natch, taking a nap--"The Book of Idle Pleasures" is a charming celebration of simple pleasures for the sake of pleasure itself, making it a soothing antidote for our nonstop culture and an ideal restorative against the costly confusion of our daily existence. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This is a book for a by-gone age, reminiscent of The Dangerous Book for Boys. This, Book of Idle Pleasures, like TDB4B. indulges in some of those past-times once common, now no longer seem to be so; whittling wood, lighting fires and climbing trees to name but three. Other occupations like doodling, catching falling leaves and skimming stones are celebrated for the sheer luxury of just doing not very much, The book makes much of even more indolent activities such as day dreaming, taking a nap and just having a bath.
It's a book for the hassled, time poor, rat-race ruled workaholic that shows there is an alternative and that some of the best things in life really are free. It promotes the simpler things that do not involve electrically operated gadgets or expense.
There are a few lovely vignettes like "Taking a walk with a Toddler" that throw a completely new light on what could otherwise be an irksome experience. The book is a worthy read to just dip into and realise that there are pleasures, idle pleasures, just for their own sake, that make living a more restorative experience. ( )