{"product_id":"shop-class-as-soulcraft-an-inquiry-into-the-value-of-work-1","title":"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eShop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMatthew B Crawford\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781594202230\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Press HC, The\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e256\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA philosopher\/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.\" \u003cb\u003e--Richard Sennett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"the sleeper hit of the publishing season\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShop Class as Soulcraft\u003c\/i\u003e became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a \"knowledge worker,\" based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Press HC, The","offers":[{"title":"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work | Matthew B Crawford | Hardcover | 9781594202230 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1775285","offer_id":49724807905432,"sku":"1775285","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71UwUJ25a1L.jpg?v=1787317875","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/shop-class-as-soulcraft-an-inquiry-into-the-value-of-work-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}