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2、tofthehammock.”—PeterSagal,HostofNPR’sWaitWait…Don’tTellMe!“Bydegreesbothscholarlyandwhimsical,andwrittenbyoneofthehardestworkingpeopleinleisurestudiestoday…AlGinideliversabrilliantnarrativeonthehistoryofleisureaswellasitsongoingnecessityforworkaholicstoday…Thisisanessentialbook.”—Daniel
3、Born,editorofTheCommonReview,TheGreatBooksFoundation.“Forallofushyper-programmed,over-committed,Type-Aworkaholics,AlGinihastheprescriptionforwhatailsus:PutdownthePalmPilotandcancelthemeeting.It’stimetounplug,unwind,andrediscoverthejoyofplay.Godblesshim.”—SteveEdwards,Host,Eight-FortyEigh
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6、pandEthics,JepsonSchoolofLeadershipStudies“It’sameasureofhowtwistedourwork-basedmindshavegotten,thatweneedabooklikethisonetopersuadeusthatenjoyingourselvesisokay.Butneeditwedo,andAlGinimakesacompellingcasethatiialifewithoutplayorleisureisalifemissinginaction,withoutdiscovery,growth,andan
7、ingredientweseemtohaveforgotten:fun”—JoeRobinson,authorofWorktoLive“HavingpreviouslyexploredourculturalobsessionwithworkinMyJob,MySelf,AlGininowtakesusonafascinatingjourneythroughleisure.Hebringstothistopicaphilosopher’smindandahumorist’swit…Illustratinghisdiscussionswith
