Entertaining, witty and philosophcal guide to surviving in our work-obsessed culture.
Draws on a host of well-known idlers - including Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson and Nietzsche - to tackle essential facets of the 'doing nothing' culture such as sleep, revolution and bohemian living.
Nice combination of the comic and the serious in a readable appraisal of our social culture.
Major marketing campaign to petition for a new bank holiday - National Idle Day.