{"product_id":"making-things-right-9780857056702","title":"Making Things Right","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is so rich in descriptions of all pleasures related to mastering a craft: the portrayal of the working community, the joy of seeing something take shape, and the knowledge that one has left a piece of oneself behind. The pleasure of drinking coffee from a thermos, listening to good radio, observe the city from new angles, and feel the weight of history when you continue building on something that the craftsmen before you started . . . A nice mix of sociology, philosophy - not to mention ethics * Klassekampen *\u003cbr\u003eAn important voice against knowledge deficiency . . . By documenting an entire course of a construction project in diary form, he offers insight into processes that very few people know anything about . . . The book is just as solid as the craft that he describes * Dagbladet *\u003cbr\u003eThorstensen writes convincingly about heavy work as something honourable, without ever stumbling into romantic notions of physical work as a way to fill the emptiness . . . For Thorstensen the meaning already exists in the work itself and within him * Bokmagasinet *\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Made Things out of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour, and to the ongoing importance of the art that goes into it. Ole Thorstensen writes about the values manual labour brings to society as a whole. \u003ci\u003eMaking Things Right\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp reminder that we cannot afford to lose them. -- Karl Ove Knausgård\u003cbr\u003eA surprisingly absorbing read . . . illuminating for the humble homeowner and giving a great sense of his world. A quirky offering. -- Nadine O'Regan * Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Things Right\u003c\/i\u003e won't tell you how to do your loft conversion . . .  but it should tell you what sort of guy you'd like to have it done by. -- A.H.S. Smyth * Spectator. *\u003cbr\u003eA finely honed masterpiece . . . with precise prose, Thorstensen examines every nuance of the process, from the practical to the philosophical, from the craftsman's point of view -- Tim Alden * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA swift and understated examination of a life spent working with one's hands . . . He does well to demystify the trades. The work is not magic - a matter of tools and time, patience, practice and desire. For its detailing of the labor involved, the book will as much be useful to someone facing a renovation as it will provoke nods of recognition from those in the trades. -- Nina McLaughlin * Wall Street Journal *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737638220119,"sku":"9780857056702","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-things-right-9780857056702","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}