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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

Matthew B. Crawford

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Review of Alain de Botton’s “Pleasures and Sorrows of Work”

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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

David Graeber

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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

Frederick P. Brooks

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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

Matthew Crawford • 5 highlights

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The Case for a Maintenance Mindset | Craftsmanship Magazine

Todd Oppenheimer craftsmanship.net

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition

Robert M. Pirsig

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John Stilgoe, a professor in the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the author of several books, including Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places. Stilgoe believes the power of acute observation is one of nature’s most useful learning tools.

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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

Mark Miodownik

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