A guide for the free-spirited, that takes us on a leisurely tour of husbandry and self-sufficiency throughout the calendar year, from chopping wood in January to mowing meadows in July and brewing beer in October. Drawing on the wisdom of an eclectic range of thinkers and writers...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:304
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780241143742
In this indispensable and delightful addition to Tom Hodgkinson's much-loved series of guides for the free-spirited, the author takes us on a modern tour of the ancient arts of everyday living: philosophy...more details Format:Hardback Pages:336
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780241143216
Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? If so...more details Format:Hardback Pages:350
Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? If so...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:352
As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked against them. But here...more details Format:Hardback Pages:320
As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked against them. But here...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:352
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780060779696
From the founding editor of "The Idler," the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book...more details Format:Paperback Pages:286
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780241143735
In "The Idle Parent" Tom Hodgkinson provides a revolutionary and wholly sensible approach to childcare, based on the idea of D.H. Lawrence and many others that the best thing we can do for children is to leave them alone. Of course...more details Format:Hardback Pages:320
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780141030357
Why can't we just leave our kids alone?
If you've ever wondered why so many of today's children are unhappy, spoilt, stressed and selfish – mini-adults...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:256
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780091916503
Is protest worth the effort? This new issue of the "Idler" looks at the history of Protest movements and present-day activity and asks whether there is any point in taking to the streets...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9781844036431
This a diary like no other.With appointment pages interspersed with things to do, recipes, drawings, arcana, poems and other pearls of wisdom - the Idler Diary will help you gently float down river in 2009...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:176
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780740785085
As an antidote to our non-stop culture, this book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life are free: skimming stones...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:203
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9780060823221
The author of "How to Be Idle," Tom Hodgkinson, now shares his delightfully irreverent musings on what true independence means and what it takes to be free. "The Freedom Manifesto" draws on French existentialists...more details Format:Paperback Pages:340
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Tom Hodgkinson
ISBN:9781585428007
This wise and funny book presents a revolutionary yet highly practical approach to childcare: leave them alone. ""The Idle Parent" came as a huge relief to the whole family. Suddenly...more details Format:Paperback Pages:263
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Tom Hodgkinson Ed
ISBN:9780091923006
Sex today seems too much like hard work. Magazines tell us we have to put more effort in and learn new tips. So how can we bring the playfulness back? This issue of the "Idler" features an exclusive cover from Damien Hirst and an interview with Esther Perel...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224