The Case for Working with Your Hands, Or, Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good

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Viking, 2010 - Psychology - 246 pages
Why do some jobs offer fulfilment while others leave us frustrated? In this inspiring and persuasive book, Matthew Crawford brings to life the immense psychological and intellectual satisfactions of making and fixing things, arguing that the skilled manual trades may be one of the few sure paths to a good living.

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