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A craftsman's legacy : why working with our hands gives us meaning / Eric Gorges with Jon Sternfeld.

Gorges, Eric, (author.). Sternfeld, Jon, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781616208363
Physical Description: 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-244).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: from our hands -- The battle for perfection -- Tearing up floors -- Focus -- Forethought -- Sacrifice -- Falling for bikes -- Respect -- The give and take -- Underwater -- Finding peace -- Discovery -- Tradition -- Shrinking the world -- Legacy -- Individuality -- A special kind of stupid -- Connection -- Purpose -- A craftsman's legacy -- Conclusion: Day one -- Appendix: featured craftsmen.