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

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

Al Gini

182 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction funny reflective slow-paced

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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 fu...

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