{"product_id":"making-things-right","title":"Making Things Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour\" Karl Ove Knausgård\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Made Things Out of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment of a client's phone call to their occupation of a newly constructed living space \u003ci\u003eMaking Things Right \u003c\/i\u003etracks 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is it that manual skills are underestimated? After all working with your hands gives you time to think. With all its practical detail \u003ci\u003eMaking Things Right\u003c\/i\u003e is the simple philosophy of a working life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill interest readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c\/i\u003e by Richard Sennett: \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential \u003c\/i\u003eby Anthony Bourdain; \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Made Things Out of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Penn; \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e by James Marsh and \u003ci\u003eA Shepherd's Life \u003c\/i\u003eby James Rebanks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Sean Kinsella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786479890611,"sku":"9780857056689","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477289759780857056689.jpg?v=1762802669","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/making-things-right","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}