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The World Beyond Your Head by Matthew Crawford
From Matthew Crawford, 'one of the most influential thinkers of our time' (Sunday Times), comes The World Beyond Your Head - a hugely ambitious manifesto on flourishing in the modern world. In this brilliant follow-up to The Case for Working with Your Hands, Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. With ever-increasing demands on our attention, how do we focus on what's really important in our lives? Exploring the intense focus of ice-hockey players, the zoned-out behaviour of gambling addicts, and the inherited craft of building pipe organs, Crawford argues that our current crisis of attention is the result of long-held assumptions in Western culture and that in order to flourish, we need to establish meaningful connections with the world, the people around us and the historical moment we live in. Praise for The Case for Working With Your Hands: 'The best book I have read for ages . . . a profound exploration of modern education, work and capitalism' Telegraph 'Full of interesting stories and thought-provoking aperçus enlivened with humour . . . Important, memorable and enjoyable' The Times 'Masterly' Economist Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he also runs Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop.
Masterly * Economist (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
The best book I have read for ages. . a profound exploration of modern education, work and capitalism * Telegraph (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
Full of interesting stories and thought-provoking aperçus enlivened with humour . . . Important, memorable and enjoyable * The Times (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
A beautiful little book about human excellence * New York Times (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
The best self-help book that I've ever read * Slate (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
The best book I have read for ages. . a profound exploration of modern education, work and capitalism * Telegraph (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
Full of interesting stories and thought-provoking aperçus enlivened with humour . . . Important, memorable and enjoyable * The Times (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
A beautiful little book about human excellence * New York Times (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
The best self-help book that I've ever read * Slate (on 'The Case for Working with Your Hands') *
Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a PhD in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he also runs Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241018484 |
| ISBN 10 | 024101848X |
| Title | The World Beyond Your Head |
| Author | Matthew Crawford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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