Sloth
By: Wendy Wasserstein.
Series: The seven deadly sins
Publisher: New York Public Library; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780195166309; 9780195312096
Subjects: Laziness -- Humor
Genres: Humor.
Description: "Here is a rollicking parody of the self-help genre, one that skewers the couch-bound, apathetic mentality so pervasive in America today." "With tongue in cheek, Sloth guides readers step-by-step toward a life of noncommittal inertia. "You have the right to be lazy," writes Wasserstein. "You can choose not to respond. You can choose not to move." Readers will find out the importance of Lethargiosis - the process of eliminating energy and drive, the vital first step in becoming a sloth. To help you attain the perfect state of indolent bliss, the book offers a wealth of self-help aids." "Wendy Wasserstein pokes fun at the self-help industry, and she also satirizes the legion of Americans who are cultural and political sloths."--BOOK JACKET
Table of contents: title: I: Why Sloth works; title: The Sloth path; title: A personal history; title: The concise history of Sloth; title: Sloth will change your life; title: II: How to do it; title: Success with Sloth; title: Welcome to your inner Sloth; title: Phase one: getting started; title: Phase two: in the swing; title: Plateaus; title: Maintaining your Sloth; title: Medical breakthrough: Sloth is the way to good health!; title: A pause in the proceeding; title: Überslothdom.