I just ordered Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work from Amazon for myself, though it would probably make a fabulous father's day gift.

The New Yorker has a review of the book this week. I haven't read the book yet, but the review piqued my interest. The author, Matthew B. Crawford, is a University of Chicago PhD in political theory and a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He also runs a motorcycle repair shop in Richmond.

Crawford rejects the demands and rewards of the modern economy and calls for a return to the simple pleasures of working with your hands. Lose the office cubicle and pick up a socket wrench.

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