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

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      For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mech...

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      Product ID:9780141047294
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Case for Working with Your Hands
      Subtitle:Or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good
      Authors:Author: Matthew Crawford
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Advice on careers and achieving success, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Advice on careers & achieving success, Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem
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      For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, the author intends to change the way you think about work forever.

      It''s time to rethink our attitudes to work.

      For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Generations of school-leavers head for university lacking the skills to fix or even understand the most basic technology. And yet many of us are not suited to office life, while skilled manual work provides one of the few and most rewarding paths to a secure living.

      Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, Matthew Crawford''s irreverent and inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work forever.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2010-12-16

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      Weight186 g
      Dimensions193 × 123 × 17 mm