Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Matthew B. Crawford
Discover the pleasures of working with your hands with this bestselling book. A philosopher/mechanic shares his wisdom and humor in a radical appraisal of the value of skilled manual labor. Author Matthew B. Crawford urges us to question the separation of thinking from doing, and shares his own experience as an electrician and mechanic to call for self-reliance in an increasingly abstract world. Join the hundreds of readers who have been captivated by this timely and inspiring message.
Publish Date
2009-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
2009-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.75
ISBN
9780143117469
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2018-03-04T02:45:50.000Z
@MattWhiteness One of my favorite books is Shop Class as Soulcraft, by M. Crawford, a PhD economist who left "elite" work to open a motorcycle repair shop, where he finds greater opp. for creativity & problem-solving.
Recommend that to those who assume reading is somehow better than doing. – source2021-04-13T14:15:45.000Z
I’m reading Matthew Crawford’s book The World Beyond Your Head, and he presents a refreshing new take on the attention economy. He’s the guy who wrote the amazing Shop Class as Soulcraft. – source