# The Book of Idle Pleasures

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- Authors: [Tom Hodgkinson](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-hodgkinson), [Dan Kieran](https://www.bookquiver.com/dan-kieran)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-05-31

## Description

The Book of Idle Pleasures is a restorative gift book for the stressed out, tired and hassled. An antidote to our non-stop culture, it is a welcome compendium of timeless delights. The book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life really are free: lighting fires, skimming stones, catching falling leaves, whittling, staring out of the window, dreaming, doodling or taking a nap. The Book of Idle Pleasures is a celebration of pleasure for its own sake in a world of consumer overload.

## Editions

### The Book of Idle Pleasures

- Publisher: Ebury Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4814-707-6
- Published: 2012-05-31
- Language: en_GB