Good books and Reading Material

[GotBRZ1691]

This is one of the books I am currently reading at the moment.

Junkyard Planet by Adam Minter.

It is mind blowing. Its all about recycling and the multi billion dollar global industry it has become. Very lucrative and very profitable if done correctly. This is another book id suggest to almost anyone. Easy read and well written. Pretty much tells you what happens after you put all your recycling in the blue bins.

[menikmati]

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer is the last book that stuck out in my mind.

I've just recently finished A Game of Thrones and started A Clash of Kings but I'm reading at a snails pace.

[Juvenile]

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by GotBRZ1691

Hey Guys,

Couldnt find a thread ( yes I did search but maybe I did it wrong ) so I figured I would start one.

Just like the title says, this thread is for us to share good books and reading material for others to check out. Books, articles, blogs doesn't matter, post them up.

I am a pretty avid reader and would love to share a book I have read 3 or 4 times. Shop Class as Soul Craft written by Matthew B. Crawford. It is a great book and discusses the challenges and rewards of working with your hands and compares it to office work. It also talks about when and how America started to move away from the blue collar roots of our country and moved into the Tech / Tech support / service providing trades.

Strongly recommend this book to anyone who is a gearhead, carpenter, laborer, philosopher, or student.

Would like to see some suggestions from others as well

Thanks for the suggestion. I am very anal when it comes to taking pride in your work. I feel very strongly when you do something you should try to the best of your ability to do it the right way. And when I say "right" I don't mean right and wrong, I mean if you decide to rob a bank do it to the best of your ability or if you want to change a wheel bearing do it the best you can.

I am so anal about this I don't speak to a number of people at my job because I can't stand lazy half ass work(ers).

Gonna pick up that book

[GotBRZ1691]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Thanks for the suggestion. I am very anal when it comes to taking pride in your work. I feel very strongly when you do something you should try to the best of your ability to do it the right way. And when I say "right" I don't mean right and wrong, I mean if you decide to rob a bank do it to the best of your ability or if you want to change a wheel bearing do it the best you can.

I am so anal about this I don't speak to a number of people at my job because I can't stand lazy half ass work(ers).

Gonna pick up that book

It is a very very good book and I bet you will love it. I am a carpenter by trade and do some mechanical stuff on the side. If you are into working with your hands or working hard to get it right, then this is a book for you. Can draw great conclusions and parallels to todays society, and it explains how we ended up where we are now, in an age where people call road side assistance to put the spare tire on for them

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