The Importance of Being Lazy - In Praise of Play, Leisure, and Vacation (Hardcover, New)

The great American fantasy is about leisure: wooded getaways, Caribbean cruises, white-water rafting, the lights of Las Vegas. Yet one in four Americans does not take a vacation at all. We know how to work hard but not how to play.
What we really need, argues Al Gini, is some time off. The Importance of Being Lazy takes us on family road trips, to Disneyland, on shopping sprees, on extreme sports adventures, and into the ultimate vacation - retirement - asking why we venerate vacations and why "doing nothing" is a fundamental human necessity.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Al Gini
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93879-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > History > General
LSN:	0-415-93879-1
Barcode:	9780415938792

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