{"product_id":"the-craftsman","title":"The Craftsman","description":"\u003cp\u003eCraftsmanship  says Richard Sennett  names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake  and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer  the doctor  the artist  and even the parent and citizen all engage in a craftsmans work. In this thought-provoking book  Sennett explores the work of craftsmen past and present  identifies deep connections between material consciousness and ethical values  and challenges received ideas about what constitutes good work in todays world. The Craftsman engages the many dimensions of skillfrom the technical demands to the obsessive energy required to do good work. Craftsmanship leads Sennett across time and space  from ancient Roman brickmakers to Renaissance goldsmiths to the printing presses of Enlightenment Paris and the factories of industrial London; in the modern world he explores what experiences of good work are shared by computer programmers  nurses and doctors  musicians  glassblowers  and cooks. Unique in the scope of his thinking  Sennett expands previous notions of crafts and craftsmen and apprises us of the surprising extent to which we can learn about ourselves through the labor of making physical things.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945891295285,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300119097","price":74.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300119091_b75feedb-9975-49e9-9fe5-7d1e4562610d.jpg?v=1770162404","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-craftsman","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}