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More praise for Al Gini s
The
Importance of Being Lazy
“Al Gini is to philosophy what Edison was to engineering—he
subjects Great Ideas to the service of the common good. His reading
of the human condition leads him to the conclusion that we need to
take things a little more easy. Now I have powerful ammunition the
next time someone wants me to get out of the hammock.”
—Peter Sagal, Host of NPR’s
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
“By degrees both scholarly and whimsical, and written by one of the
hardest working people in leisure studies today…Al Gini delivers a
brilliant narrative on the history of leisure as well as its ongoing
necessity for workaholics today…This is an essential book.”
—Daniel Born, editor of
The Common Review,
The Great Books
Foundation
.
“For all of us hyper-programmed, over-committed, Type-A
workaholics, Al Gini has the prescription for what ails us: Put down
the Palm Pilot and cancel the meeting. It’s time to unplug, unwind,
and rediscover the joy of play. God bless him.”
—Steve Edwards, Host,
Eight-Forty Eight,
WBEZ-FM Chicago
Public Radio
“This exquisitely researched offering provides sharp insight and a
new perspective into why Americans must take vacations, why many
feel they must escape if only for two weeks a year the ever-growing
demands of what has become a pulverizing and dehumanizing daily
grind”
—John Eckberg, career and workplace reporter for the
Cincinnati
Enquirer
“Gini is so persuasive I kept putting the book down to go out and
play!”
—Eric Zorn, columnist for the
Chicago Tribune
“With wit and grace Gini examines the meaning of leisure and
challenges readers to reflect on how they spend their time.”
—Joanne B.Ciulla, Ph.D., Professor, Coston Family Chair in
Leadership and Ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies
“It’s a measure of how twisted our work-based minds have gotten, that
we need a book like this one to persuade us that enjoying ourselves
is okay. But need it we do, and Al Gini makes a compelling case that
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a life without play or leisure is a life missing in action, without
discovery, growth, and an ingredient we seem to have forgotten: fun”
—Joe Robinson, author of
Work to Live
“Having previously explored our cultural obsession with work in My
Job, My Self, Al Gini now takes us on a fascinating journey through
leisure. He brings to this topic a philosopher’s mind and a humorist’s
wit…Illustrating his discussions with examples from his own life,
Gini never lets us forget that he is as immersed in these realities as
the people he studies.
The Importance
of Being Lazy solidifies
Al
Gini’s reputation as a leading philosopher of contemporary American
culture.”
—Ronald M. Green, Director, Ethics Institute, Dartmouth College
“Al Gini reminds us that work is not all there is to life.
The
Importance of Being Lazy
offers a timely reminder that ‘all work and
no play’ makes Jack (and Jill) pretty dull adults.”
—Gregory R Augustine Pierce, author of
Spirituality @ Work: Ten
Ways to Balance Your Life On-the-Job,
President and Co-publisher of
ACTA Publications, Chicago, IL
“Wonderfully entertaining, informative and thought-provoking—a
delight to read.”
—Allan Cox, author of
Confession of a Corporate Headhunter
The Importance
of Being Lazy
In Praise of Play, Leisure, and Vacations
The Importance
of Being
Lazy
In Praise of Play, Leisure, and
Vacations
AL GINI
Routledge
New York and London
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