The Voice of the Mountain Resort Industry  |  Est. 1962

May 1992 Issue

Book Reviews: The Overworked American; Waiting For The Weekend

A review of the book The Overworked American, written by Juliet Schor. This well-received book examines the unexpected decline in leisure time for Americans, significant to the ski industry, which vies for customer’s leisure time. Waiting For the Weekend, by Witold Rybczynski, is a narrative history of the “weekend,” which also deals with the subject of declining leisure time, including causes and effects.