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The Craftsman

Author : Richard Sennett
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141919418
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Craftsman written by Richard Sennett and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people work hard, and take pride in what they do? This book, a philosophically-minded enquiry into practical activity of many different kinds past and present, is about what happens when people try to do a good job. It asks us to think about the true meaning of skill in the 'skills society' and argues that pure competition is a poor way to achieve quality work. Sennett suggests, instead, that there is a craftsman in every human being, which can sometimes be enormously motivating and inspiring - and can also in other circumstances make individuals obsessive and frustrated. The Craftsman shows how history has drawn fault-lines between craftsman and artist, maker and user, technique and expression, practice and theory, and that individuals' pride in their work, as well as modern society in general, suffers from these historical divisions. But the past lives of crafts and craftsmen show us ways of working (using tools, acquiring skills, thinking about materials) which provide rewarding alternative ways for people to utilise their talents. We need to recognise this if motivations are to be understood and lives made as fulfilling as possible.

The Craftsman

Author : Sharon Bolton
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250300045
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Craftsman written by Sharon Bolton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Is someone copying the original murders? Or did she get it wrong all those years ago? When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened... it gets personal. In master of suspense Sharon Bolton's latest thriller, readers will find a page-turner to confirm their deepest fears and the only protagonist who can face them.

The Software Craftsman

Author : Sandro Mancuso
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0134052501
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Software Craftsman written by Sandro Mancuso and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Software Craftsman, Sandro Mancuso explains what craftsmanship means to the developer and his or her organization, and shows how to live it every day in your real-world development environment. Mancuso shows how software craftsmanship fits with and helps students improve upon best-practice technical disciplines such as agile and lean, taking all development projects to the next level. Readers will learn how to change the disastrous perception that software developers are the same as factory workers, and that software projects can be run like factories.

Portraits of the American Craftsman

Author : Tadd Myers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493003267
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Portraits of the American Craftsman written by Tadd Myers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stunning..." - Parade Magazine"A rare pictorial journey across America." - Bookpage Portraits of the American Craftsman is a collection of portraits of the people and products made in small workshops all over the country, with lyrical descriptions of what they make, who they are, and the tradition embedded in their trade. This book is a celebration of the handmade at a time when it’s being embraced by a new generation of DIY and local-focused consumers who are averse to the mass-produced. Award-winning photographer Tadd Myers is four years into a cross-country journey to capture images of the American craftsman engaged in his work. At a time when the public is growing disenchanted by the disposable items that litter the American landscape, the workers in Tadd’s portraits are still using human eyes to guide human hands; the objects they make carry the souls of their makers. His beautifully rendered photographs and profiles celebrate the thriving American culture of true craftsmanship, which is alive and well in all parts of the country: from the Steinway factory in Queens, NY to hatmakers in Tennessee; from a carousel works shop in Ohio to guitar makers in Texas; from hatmakers in Chicago to boatbuilders in Vermont. In the connected realm of photo-rich social media platforms such as Pinterest and Etsy, and in reaction to the mammoth corporations that create and sell us our wares, we’re seeing a boom of Americans of all ages re-evaluating the values that actually inspire them. Away from these conglomerates, the American craftsman keeps a different, more personal kind of work alive – work that is uniquely inspirational and genuine.

American Craftsmen

Author : Tom Doyle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765337517
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book American Craftsmen written by Tom Doyle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cursed by a Persian sorcerer and haunted by ancestors after a mission gone wrong, magician Army Captain Dale Morton is targeted by Major Michael Endicott, who would protect Dale despite Dale's possibly demonic nature.

Artists, Craftsmen, and Technocrats

Author : Patricia C. Pitcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Artists, Craftsmen, and Technocrats written by Patricia C. Pitcher and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'auteure aborde la question du leadership, de l'initiative du gestionnaire dans l'entreprise et dans les services publics. Elle montre, par l'analyse fouillée et lucide d'une grande institution bancaire, comment les technocrates ont détruit ce qu'avaient bâti les artistes et préservé les artisans. Nous devons comprendre ces différents styles de gestion et l'effet qu'ils peuvent exercer sur l'entreprise (Henry Mintzberg).

Craftsmen of Necessity

Author : Christopher G. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Craftsmen of Necessity written by Christopher G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how technology has affected building, examining people and materials, including mud, forest and stone.

A Craftsman’s Legacy

Author : Eric Gorges
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616208368
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book A Craftsman’s Legacy written by Eric Gorges and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for makers, for seekers of all kinds, an exhilarating look into the heart and soul of artisans—and how their collective wisdom can inspire us all. "Despite our technological advances, we’re busier than ever, our lives more frazzled. That’s why the handmade object, created with care and detail, embodying a history and a tradition, is enormously powerful. It can cut through so much and speak in ways that we don’t often hear, or that we’ve forgotten." —Eric Gorges, from A Craftsman’s Legacy In this joyful celebration of skilled craftsmen, Eric Gorges, a corporate-refugee-turned-metal-shaper, taps into a growing hunger to get back to what’s real. Through visits with fellow artisans—calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, engravers, woodworkers, and more—many of whom he’s profiled for his popular television program, Gorges identifies values that are useful for all of us: taking time to slow down and enjoy the process, embracing failure, knowing when to stop and when to push through, and accepting that perfection is an illusion. Most of all, A Craftsman’s Legacy shows how all of us can embrace a more creative and authentic life and learn to focus on doing what we love.

The Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts

Author : Leisure Arts
Publisher : Leisure Arts
ISBN 13 : 1601401477
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts written by Leisure Arts and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2009 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ultimate book for the eco-conscious crafter. Plastic, paper, glass, cans, clothing, and household throwaways easily transform from trash to treasure in the book's six sections.

Craftsman Style

Author : Robert Winter
Publisher : Abradale Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Craftsman Style written by Robert Winter and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the country's leading authorities on the Arts and Crafts movement supplies informative text which complements the gorgeous color photography of the broad roof overhangs, comfortable porches and hand-hewn wooden details.

The Master Craftsman

Author : Kelli Stuart
Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 149343571X
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Master Craftsman written by Kelli Stuart and published by Revell. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in the House of Fabergé, was charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history--an unknown Fabergé Egg that Peter Karl Fabergé secretly created to honor his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial tsar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family. Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own allegiance--and the consequences are greater than she could have imagined. This modern-day treasure hunt from award-winning author Kelli Stuart transports you into the opulent and treacherous world of the Russian Revolution to unearth mysteries long buried.

Colonial Craftsmen

Author :
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801862281
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Colonial Craftsmen written by and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-07-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the shops, working methods, and products of the different types of tradesmen and craftsmen who shaped the early American economy.

House

Author : Tracy Kidder
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547526172
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book House written by Tracy Kidder and published by HMH. This book was released on 1999-10-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review). It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience with the process. In this New York Times bestseller, Tracy Kidder leads readers through the grand adventure of building the American dream. In his portrayal, constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills, the strength and strain of relationships, and pride in craftsmanship. With drama, sensitivity, and insight, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of the New Machine takes us from blueprints to moving day. In the process, he sheds new light on objects usually taken for granted and creates a vivid cast of characters you will not soon forget. “Tracy Kidder has done it again. . . . What might seem like ordinary work takes on an extraordinary, unpredictable life of its own. The subject is fascinating, the book a remarkable piece of craftsmanship in itself.” —Chicago Tribune Book World “Kidder makes us feel with a splendid intensity the complex web of relationships and emotions that inevitably comes into play in the act of bringing a work of architecture to fruition.” —The New York Times Book Review

The Complete Book of Arts & Crafts

Author : Dawn Purney
Publisher : American Education Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781561895861
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Arts & Crafts written by Dawn Purney and published by American Education Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Arts and Crafts provides 256 pages of fun activities for children ages 5 to 9 that reinforce creative minds and motor skills! It includes paper, painting, musical, sculpting, and holiday crafts, as well as a complete answer key, user-friendly activities, and easy-to-follow instructions. Over 4 million in print! Designed by leading experts, books in the Complete Book series help children in grades preschool-6 build a solid foundation in key subject areas for learning success. Complete Books are the most thorough and comprehensive learning guides available, offering high-interest lessons to encourage learning and full-color illustrations to spark interest. Each book also features challenging concepts and activities to motivate independent study, and a complete answer key to measure performance and guide instruction.

National Construction Estimator

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Construction Estimator written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arts and Crafts Book Covers

Author : Malcolm Haslam
Publisher : Richard Dennie Publication
ISBN 13 : 9780955374180
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Arts and Crafts Book Covers written by Malcolm Haslam and published by Richard Dennie Publication. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the age of the paper book jacket, publishers issued their books in cloth-covered boards, which were stamped with designs in golf leaf and color. From around 1860, artists of the Arts and Crafts movement supplied many of the best designs. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris and Walter Crane led the way, and they were followed in the 1890s by Laurence Housman, Charles Ricketts and Selwyn Image, among others. Prominent Arts and Crafts architects, such as Philip Webb and C.F.A. Voysey, also designed book covers. Malcolm Haslam explores this uncharted territory, investigating not only the designs and designers, but the publishers and binders as well. He introduces some artists, little known today, whose designs filled the bookshops and bookshelves of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain, and he shows how designers in Europe and America were influenced by British book covers decorated in the Arts and Crafts style. Ninety-nine of the best covers are illustrated and described, and details are given of over fifty Arts and Crafts designers who worked in commercial book production, and their marks and monograms are shown.

The Star Wars Craft Book

Author : Bonnie Burton
Publisher : Titan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780857686176
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Star Wars Craft Book written by Bonnie Burton and published by Titan Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chewbacca sock puppets. Jabba the Hutt body pillows. Hanukkah droidels. This guide offers a variety of fun and original projects to bring the many beloved elements of Star wars to life.