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LATEST NEWS:
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On Sunday, May 18th at 3pm at Candler Park The International Leisure Club Presents.....KITE PARTY!!!
 Our next free film screening will be held on Thursday June 26th at dusk at Cool Beans Coffee Roasting Company (31 mill st. Marietta 30060). We will be screening The Big Lebowski.
Our Leisure Kings Film Series continues on August 28th with Austin Powers, October 30th with Slacker, and concludes on December 30th with Rushmore.
Thanks to all who attended our On the List Party at Atlanta's Mark Ultra Lounge. Pictures coming soon.
The ILC enjoyed its 2008 European Tour. We share our leisure experiences with all our ILC members on this site and our MySpace profile. Exciting times!
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"Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business, but living."
-- B.C. Forbes
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ILC Triumphs at Soap Box Derby!
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At the International Leisure Club, we are always seeking to enhance leisure experiences. To the extent that academic research can provide insight into our mission, we value its contribution and encourage the avid contemplation of leisure. If you discover additional relevant articles and/or web sites, please let us know so we can share such information with our Members.
- CNN Special Report on Leisure In depth coverage on leisure trends in modern America.
- Why Aren't We Happier? For the past half-century, we in the United States have enjoyed an unprecedented spasm of income growth, purchasing power and luxury, yet without a corresponding increase in contentment. Why is that? (From the Charlotte Observer)
- Is This What Happiness Looks Like? Interesting New York Times article on interior design.
- The Rise of Shrinking-Vacation Syndrome (From the New York Times)
- Psychologists now know what makes people happy: Exciting new psychological research reported in this USA Today article.
- Leisure/Loisir: Journal of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies: This publication strives to publish a diverse collection of high quality papers in all areas of leisure, recreation, sport, and tourism.
- World Database of Happiness: An ongoing register of scientific research on the subjective enjoyment of life. It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
- Online papers by Dr. Ed Diener: Dr. Diener is a Psychologist and Researcher on Subjective Well-Being at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Online Articles on Happiness by Dr. David Myers: Dr. Meyers is a Professor of Psychology at Hope College.
- Yes! Magazine: Publication that aims to support readers in creating a more just, sustainable and passionate world.
- The Leisure Studies Association: Established in 1975, this U.K. Association provides a unique multi-disciplinary meeting and communication forum for researchers, practitioners and students involved in all areas of leisure studies.
- Canadian Association for Leisure Studies: An organization of Canadian and international scholars and practitioners who share an interest in recreation and leisure research and the delivery of leisure services.
- National Recreation and Park Association: For 40 years, this group has advocated the importance of thriving, local park systems, the opportunity for all Americans to lead healthy, active lifestyles, and the preservation of great community places.
- World Leisure: Founded in 1965, this is a worldwide, non-governmental organization dedicated to discovering and fostering the conditions best permitting leisure to serve as a force for human growth, development and well-being.
- The Academy of Leisure Sciences: Essentially an honorary organization, the Academy undertakes various projects related to leisure and recreation studies.
- The Edge Foundation: Aims to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society.
- The Quality of Life Research Center at the Drucker School of Management: Founded in 1999, the QLRC is a non-profit research institute that studies "positive psychology"; that is, human strengths such as optimism, creativity, intrinsic motivation, and responsibility.
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