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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594202230
ISBN-13
9781594202230
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71726520
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shop Class As Soulcraft : an Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Reference, Sociology / General, Aesthetics, Labor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Social Science, Psychology, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
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Trade
LCCN
2009-001789
Reviews
Matt Crawford's remarkable book on the morality and metaphysics of the repairman looks into the reality of practical activity. It is a superb combination of testimony and reflection, and you can't put it down.” —Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University Every once in a great while, a book will come along that's brilliant and true and perfect for its time. Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraftis that kind of book, a prophetic and searching examination of what we've lost by ceasing to work with our hands—and how we can get it back. During this time of cultural anxiety and reckoning, when the conventional wisdom that has long driven our wealthy, sophisticated culture is foundering amid an economic and spiritual tempest, Crawford's liberating volume appears like a lifeboat on the horizon.” —Rod Dreher, author of Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman Matt Crawford has written a brave and indispensable book. By making a powerful case for the enduring value of the manual trades, Shop Class as Soulcraftoffers a bracing alternative to the techno-babble that passes for conventional wisdom, and points the way to a profoundly necessary reconnection with the material world. No one who cares about the future of human work can afford to ignore this book.” —Jackson Lears, Editor in Chief, Raritan We are on the verge of a national renewal. It will have more depth and grace if we read Crawford's book carefully and take it to heart. He is a sharp theorist, a practicing mechanic, and a captivating writer.” —Albert Borgmann, author of Real American Ethics Shop Class as Soulcraftis easily the most compelling polemic since The Closing of the American Mind. Crawford offers a stunning indictment of the modern workplace, detailing the many ways it deadens our senses and saps our vitality. And he describes how our educational system has done violence to our true nature as ‘homo faber’. Better still, Crawford points in the direction of a richer, more fulfilling way of life. This is a book that will endure.” —Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic, co-author of Grand New Party "Crawford reveals the satisfactions of the active craftsman who cultivates his own judgment, rather than being a passive consumer subject to manipulated fantasies of individuality and creativity." — Nathan Tarcov, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, "It's appropriate that [Shop Class as Soulcraft] arrives in May, the month when college seniors commence real life. Skip Dr. Seuss, or a tie from Vineyard Vines, and give them a copy for graduation.... It's not an insult to say that Shop Classis the best self-help book that I've ever read. Almost all works in the genre skip the "self" part and jump straight to the "help." Crawford rightly asks whether today's cubicle dweller even has a respectable self....It's kind of like Heidegger and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." -Slate "Matt Crawford's remarkable book on the morality and metaphysics of the repairman looks into the reality of practical activity. It is a superb combination of testimony and reflection, and you can't put it down." -Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University "Every once in a great while, a book will come along that's brilliant and true and perfect for its time. Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraftis that kind of book, a prophetic and searching examination of what we've lost by ceasing to work with our hands-and how we can get it back. During this time of cultural anxiety and reckoning, when the conventional wisdom that has long driven our wealthy, sophisticated culture is foundering amid an economic and spiritual tempest, Crawford's liberating volume appears like a lifeboat on the horizon." -Rod Dreher, author of Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots "This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving." -Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman "Matt Crawford has written a brave and indispensable book. By making a powerful case for the enduring value of the manual trades, Shop Class as Soulcraftoffers a bracing alternative to the techno-babble that passes for conventional wisdom, and points the way to a profoundly necessary reconnection with the material world. No one who cares about the future of human work can afford to ignore this book." -Jackson Lears, Editor in Chief, Raritan "We are on the verge of a national renewal. It will have more depth and grace if we read Crawford's book carefully and take it to heart. He is a sharp theorist, a practicing mechanic, and a captivating writer." -Albert Borgmann, author of Real American Ethics "Shop Class as Soulcraftis easily the most compelling polemic since The Closing of the American Mind. Crawford offers a stunning indictment of the modern workplace, detailing the many ways it deadens our senses and saps our vitality. And he describes how our educational system has done violence to our true nature as 'homo faber'. Better still, Crawford points in the direction of a richer, more fulfilling way of life. This is a book that will endure." -Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic, co-author of Grand New Party "Crawford reveals the satisfactions of the active craftsman who cultivates his own judgment, rather than being a passive consumer subject to manipulated fantasies of individuality and creativity." - Nathan Tarcov, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago Philosopher and motorcycle repair-shop owner Crawford extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls "manual competence," the ability to work with one's hands. According to the author, our alienation from how our possessions are made and how they work takes many forms: the decline of shop class, the design of goods whose workings cannot be accessed by users (such as recent Mercedes models built without oil dipsticks) and the general disdain with which we regard the trades in o, "It's appropriate that [Shop Class as Soulcraft] arrives in May, the month when college seniors commence real life. Skip Dr. Seuss, or a tie from Vineyard Vines, and give them a copy for graduation.... It's not an insult to say that Shop Classis the best self-help book that I've ever read. Almost all works in the genre skip the "self" part and jump straight to the "help." Crawford rightly asks whether today's cubicle dweller even has a respectable self....It's kind of like Heidegger and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." —Slate Matt Crawford's remarkable book on the morality and metaphysics of the repairman looks into the reality of practical activity. It is a superb combination of testimony and reflection, and you can't put it down.” —Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University Every once in a great while, a book will come along that's brilliant and true and perfect for its time. Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraftis that kind of book, a prophetic and searching examination of what we've lost by ceasing to work with our hands—and how we can get it back. During this time of cultural anxiety and reckoning, when the conventional wisdom that has long driven our wealthy, sophisticated culture is foundering amid an economic and spiritual tempest, Crawford's liberating volume appears like a lifeboat on the horizon.” —Rod Dreher, author of Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman Matt Crawford has written a brave and indispensable book. By making a powerful case for the enduring value of the manual trades, Shop Class as Soulcraftoffers a bracing alternative to the techno-babble that passes for conventional wisdom, and points the way to a profoundly necessary reconnection with the material world. No one who cares about the future of human work can afford to ignore this book.” —Jackson Lears, Editor in Chief, Raritan We are on the verge of a national renewal. It will have more depth and grace if we read Crawford's book carefully and take it to heart. He is a sharp theorist, a practicing mechanic, and a captivating writer.” —Albert Borgmann, author of Real American Ethics Shop Class as Soulcraftis easily the most compelling polemic since The Closing of the American Mind. Crawford offers a stunning indictment of the modern workplace, detailing the many ways it deadens our senses and saps our vitality. And he describes how our educational system has done violence to our true nature as ‘homo faber’. Better still, Crawford points in the direction of a richer, more fulfilling way of life. This is a book that will endure.” —Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic, co-author of Grand New Party "Crawford reveals the satisfactions of the active craftsman who cultivates his own judgment, rather than being a passive consumer subject to manipulated fantasies of individuality and creativity." — Nathan Tarcov, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago Philosopher and motorcycle repair-shop owner Crawford extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls manual competence,” the ability to work with one’s hands. According to the author, our alienation from how our possessions are made and how they work takes many forms: the decline of shop class, the design of goods whose workings cannot be accessed by users (such as recent Mercedes models built without oil dipsticks) and the general disdain with which we regard the trades in o
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
331
Table Of Content
Review of Basic Algebra. Pretest. I. OPERATIONS. The Set of Real Numbers. Operations with Real Numbers. Exponential Notation and Order of Operations. II. MANIPULATIONS. Introduction to Algebraic Expressions. Equivalent Algebraic Expressions. Simplifying Algebraic Expressions. Properties of Exponents and Scientific Notation. 1. Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities. Solving Equations. Formulas and Applications. Applications and Problem Solving. Sets, Interval Notation, and Inequalities. Intersections, Unions, and Compound Inequalities. Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities. 2. Graphs, Functions, and Applications. Graphs of Equations. Linear Equations: Graphs and Slope. More on Graphing Linear Equations. Finding Equations of Lines. Mathematical Modeling with Linear Equations. 3. Systems of Equations. Systems of Equations in Two Variables. Solving by Substitution or Elimination. Solving by Applications: Systems of Two Equations. Systems of Equations in Three Variables. Solving Applications: Systems of Three Equations. Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables. Business and Economic Applications. 4. Polynomials and Polynomial Function. Introduction to Polynomials and Polynomial Equations. Multiplication of Polynomials. Introduction to Factoring. Factoring Trinomials ax2 + bx + c, a u 1. Special Factoring. Factoring: A General Strategy. Applications of Polynomial Equations. 5. Rational Expressions, Equations and Functions. Rational Expressions: Multiplying, Dividing, and Simplifying. LCMs, LCDs, Addition and Subtraction. Division of Polynomials. Complex Rational Expressions. Solving Rational Equations. Applications and Problem Solving. Formulas and Applications. Variation and Applications. 6. Radical Expressions, Equations and Functions. Radical Expressions and Equations. Rational Numbers as Exponents. Simplifying Radical Expressions. Addition, Subtraction, and More Multiplication. More on Division of Radical Expressions. Solving Radical Equations. Applications Involving Powers and Roots. The Complex Numbers. 7. Quadratic Equations and Functions. The Basics of Solving Quadratic Equations. The Quadratic Formula. Applications Involving Quadratic Equations. More on Quadratic Equations. Graphs of Quadratic Functions of the Type f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k. Graphs of Quadratic Functions of the Type f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. Mathematical Modeling with Quadratic Functions. Polynomial and Rational Inequalities. 8. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Exponential Functions. Inverse and Composite Functions. Logarithmic Functions. Properties of Logarithmic Functions. Natural Logarithmic Functions. Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations. Mathematical Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. 9. Conic Sections. Conic Sections: Parabolas and Circles. Conic Sections: Ellipses. Conic Sections: Hyperbolas. Nonlinear Systems of Equations. APPENDIXES. A. Handling Dimension Symb
Synopsis
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands "This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving." --Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe , Shop Class as Soulcraft 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., A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe , Shop Class as Soulcraft 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.
LC Classification Number
HD4824.C72 2009
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- 10 Oct, 2018Top favourable review
This would be an excellent inclusion to 6-12 school curricula
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- 05 Jan, 2018
Mindfulness.............
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- 26 Oct, 2018
Soulcraft is a shop.. soul craft is what people like us put into our work
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- 18 Nov, 2020
A bit of a zen as it focuses on the importance of our work.
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- 13 Feb, 2018
Great
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- b***i (175)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseGoodCarpentry Framing and Finishing - Level Two (#255478170292)
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