The Pleasures of Leisure
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The Pleasures of Leisure by Robert Dessaix
In today's crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Yet so many of us lack a talent for it. We are working longer hours, consuming more than ever before; technology erodes the work-life balance further; increasingly, people feel that only work gives existence meaning. In a world where time is money, what is the value of walking without purpose, socialising without networking, nesting when we could be on our laptops? Robert Dessaix shows, in this thoughtful and witty book, how taking leisure seriously givesus back our freedom - to enjoy life, to revel in it, in fact; to deepen our sense of who we are as human beings. He explains how we can reclaim our right to 'rest well', and to loaf, groom, nest and play, as he looks at leisure from many angles: reading, walking, travelling, learning languages, taking siestas and simply doing nothing. The result is a terrifically lively and engaging conversation that reminds us that at leisure we are at our most intensely and pleasurably human.Robert Dessaix is a writer, translator, broadcaster, and essayist who writes on a regular basis. After teaching Russian language and literature at the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales for several years, he hosted the weekly Books and Writing show on ABC Radio National from 1985 to 1995. He's also done radio series on Australian public thinkers and famous travelers in history, as well as regular language programming in recent years. He is the author of Night Letters, a book, and Twilight of Love, a travel memoir.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143780045 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143780042 |
| Title | The Pleasures of Leisure |
| Author | Robert Dessaix |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House Australia |
| Year published | 2017-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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