NEW IDLER OUT NOW!

03 May 2006

The Idler 37: Childish Things is out today and it’s a stormer. MICHAEL PALIN reflects on a job-free life and reveals his Zen-like personal philosophy… TOM HODGKINSON attacks supernanny and the the modern trend for zealous over-parenting… Our children are forgetting how to play, he says, and we should LEAVE THEM ALONE! … NICHOLAS LEZARD writes on the indolent genius of SAMUEL BECKETT… plus BERTRAND RUSSELL on the need for freedom in education… and we profile SUMMERHILL SCHOOL where the kids vote on everything… plus BILL DRUMMOND, MARK MANNING, CHRIS YATES, SARAH JANES, JOHN MOORE, WILL HODGKINSON, JOCK SCOT, JOHN NICHOLSON and all the rest of the ne’er do wells. BUY IT NOW!

 

Books

idler 41 qi

The Idler's Diary 2009

With recipes, drawings, arcana, poems and other pearls of wisdom - the "Idler Diary" will help you gently float down river in 2009.
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idler 41 qi

Idler 41: The QI Issue

The Idler joins forces with the men from QI for a celebration of curiosity and an attack on boredom, with plenty of William Morris
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book of idle pleasures

The Book of Idle Pleasures

A sumptuous compendium of one hundred pleasures, each lovingly described and illustrated.
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freedom manifesto

The Freedom Manifesto

The US version of How To Be Free: "A work of crafty scholarship and radical intent" - Michael Agger, Slate
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how to be free

How to be Free by Tom Hodgkinson

"Packed with wit, anecdotes and ideas ..." Word Magazine
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how to be idle

How to be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson

Take control of your life and reclaim your right to be idle.
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i fought the law

I Fought the Law by Dan Kieran

"Very funny...should be at the top of Tony Blair's reading list." The Times
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how to fish

How to Fish by Chris Yates

Recommended to anyone interested in either angling or doing nothing.
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cloudspotter's guide

The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

"Read this eye-opening and amusingly written book" Daily Mail
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