{"product_id":"making-things-right-a-master-carpenter-at-work-9780857056689b","title":"Making Things Right: A Master Carpenter at Work","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is, quite simply, the story of a loft conversion. It is also a book about work and identity, about collaboration and pride in skilled craftsmanship, and about what it means to make things with your hands in a consumerism-driven world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA master carpenter and builder with thirty years' experience, Thorstensen gives a matter-of-fact, reflective voice to the workers who construct our living spaces and our urban environment. He looks upon his tools as an important part of himself and as a reflection of his respect for his trade, and he addresses the gulf in understanding and communication between skilled craftsmen and \"academic\" workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment of a client's phone call to their occupation of a newly constructed living space, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMaking Things Right\u003c\/span\u003e tracks the project as it takes shape: the delicate negotiation to establish an optimum plan; the collaboration with a trusted team of specialist painters, plasterers, plumbers, electricians; the handling of materials; the blood, sweat and frustration involved in doing a job well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is it that manual skills are underestimated? After all, working with your hands gives you time to think. With all its practical detail, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMaking Things Right\u003c\/span\u003e is the simple philosophy of a working life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill interest readers of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c\/span\u003e by Richard Sennett: \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/span\u003e by Anthony Bourdain; \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Man Who Made Things Out of Trees\u003c\/span\u003e by Robert Penn; \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDo No Harm \u003c\/span\u003eby James Marsh and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eA Shepherd's Life\u003c\/span\u003e by James Rebanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Sean Kinsella\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour\" Karl Ove Knausgård\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Thorstensen's skilled hands, the everyday story of a suburban loft conversion is turned into an urgent study on the value of doing good work. It should be widely read.\" Robert Penn - author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Man Who Made Things Out of Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MacLehose Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824838250576,"sku":"9780857056689B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780857056689-l.jpg?v=1785898283","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/making-things-right-a-master-carpenter-at-work-9780857056689b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}