In <I>The Book of Idle Pleasures</i>, the United Kingdom's expert Idlers Tom Hodgkinson and Dan Kieran stand up for the simple pleasures in life . . . by lying down for a nap.<P>With its tongue firmly in its cheek, <I>The Book of Idle Pleasures</i> renounces our world of ever-growing consumer overload in favor of the timelessly true adage that the best things in life really are free.<P>Clever and sometimes all too true in its reflections on 100 simple pastimes--among them slouching, skipping stones, staring out the window, doodling, and, natch, taking a nap--<I>The Book of Idle Pleasures</i> is a charming celebration of simple pleasures for the sake of pleasure itself, making it a soothing antidote for our nonstop culture and an ideal restorative against the costly confusion of our daily existence.