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    A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning
    A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning
    A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning
    Audiobook7 hours

    A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning

    Written by Eric Gorges and Jon Sternfeld

    Narrated by Eric Gorges

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    About this audiobook

    Today, even as so many of us spend hours in front of screens and in the virtual world, there is a growing movement that recognizes the power in the personal, the imperfect, the handmade. Eric Gorges, a metal shaper, taps into that hunger to get back to what's "real" through visits with the fellow artisans he has profiled for his popular public television program. In this book, he tells their stories and shares the collective wisdom of calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, engravers, wood workers, and more while celebrating the culture they've created.

    Filled with insights about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of craftsmanship, A Craftsman's Legacy identifies the craftsman's shared values: taking time to slow down and enjoy the process, embracing failure, knowing when to stop and when to push through, and accepting that perfection is an illusion. Gorges extols the benefits of getting out of one's comfort zone and the importance of learning the traditions of the past in order to carry those values into the future. Along the way, Gorges tells his own story about leaving the corporate world to focus on what he loves. This is a book for seekers of all kinds, an exhilarating look into the heart and soul of modern-day makers-and how they can inspire us all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateMay 7, 2019
    ISBN9781684571710
    A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning

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    • 3/5
      This mostly reads like what it is, a summary of a TV show. Better when he's talking about his own struggles, pretty thin soup elsewhere.
    • 1/5
      I listened to over an hour, and had more than 6 hours to look forward to. Nope. Gorges read his own work, and perhaps it was his voice and cadence that are at issue. It just became unbearably boring. I will recommend two related books instead of this dud.