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The Hedonism Handbook: Mastering the Lost Arts of Leisure and Pleasure
Author(s): Michael Flocker (Author)
- Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
- Publication Date: 13 Oct. 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0306814145
- ISBN-13: 9780306814143
Book Description
With his characteristic wit, author Michael Flocker combines humorous reviews of historical excesses, suggestions for everyday indulgences, lists of hedonistic icons with famous quotes and earnest warnings about the perils of structured living. Made up of ten worldly wise chapters arranged to form a journey for the reader-a path from the straight-and-narrow into wide-open fields of frivolity-The Hedonism Handbook will help readers master the lost arts of leisure and pleasure. It provides an entertaining, yet (if you’re not careful), life-changing read.
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About the Author
Michael Flocker has lived at various times amid the bright lights of Berlin, the fabulous chaos of New York, and the hazy dream of Los Angeles. His colourful career path has ushered him in and out of the worlds of fashion, film television and travel writing. The author of the bestselling The Metrosexual Guide to Style, he now lives in New York City.
