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The Pleasures of Leisure by Dessaix, Robert is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Pleasures of Leisure about?

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 wonderfully thoughtful and witty book, how taking leisure seriously gives us 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 guides us through the history of leisure. The result is a terrifically lively and engaging conversation that reminds us that at leisure we are at our most intensely and pleasurably human.

Who reads The Pleasures of Leisure?

Author

Dessaix, Robert

Publisher

Penguin Random House Australia

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143780069

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, History, Social_sciences

Rating

3.51 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14