{"product_id":"hanging-out-the-radical-power-of-killing-time-9781685890056","title":"Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eA smart and empowering book about the simple art of hanging out ... and of taking back our social lives from the deadening whirl of contemporary life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adults, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like \u003ci\u003ewhat is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? \u003c\/i\u003ehow \u003ci\u003edo we do it? \u003c\/i\u003eand examines the various ways we hang out--in groups, online, at parties, at work. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time\u003c\/i\u003e makes an intelligent case for the importance of this most casual of social structures\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance all on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sheila Liming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42531064152245,"sku":"9781685890056","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3b585cf1-2b6b-49ef-8a3e-151540ab85d0.jpg?v=1669735845","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hanging-out-the-radical-power-of-killing-time-9781685890056","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}