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How to Build Impossible Things

- Lessons in Life and Carpentry
Af: Mark Ellison Engelsk Paperback

How to Build Impossible Things

- Lessons in Life and Carpentry
Af: Mark Ellison Engelsk Paperback
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A Book of the Year 2024, Nick Harkaway, Daily Express
A Radio 4 Book of the Week

''Sturdy advice, delivered with humour and the occasional splinter'' Guardian

‘Gorgeous . . . contains fascinating insights about working with your hands, the nature of talent, and how to create a meaningful life’ A. J. Jacobs, bestselling author of The Puzzler

‘Exquisite, purposeful, absorbing . . . a book with much to teach us all’ Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies

‘People think I’m a genius because I remember my high school math’

When Mark Ellison left high school, no one thought he would go anywhere. A self-proclaimed ‘serial dropout’, Mark spent his young adult years taking work where he found it. Who would have thought that forty years later he would be regarded as a great carpenter, making a living out of building homes for the rich and famous?

Full of warmth, wisdom and irreverent humour, this is the story of what carpentry can teach us about the satisfaction and joy that comes from doing something well for a long time. From staircases that would be deadly if built as designed to algae-eating snails boiled to escargot in a penthouse pond, Mark exposes the messy wiring behind the pristine walls - and the mindset that any of us can develop to build our own impossible things. Written with refreshing candour, this is an essential book about building life on your own terms, and the possibilities that await when we forge our own path.

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A Book of the Year 2024, Nick Harkaway, Daily Express
A Radio 4 Book of the Week

''Sturdy advice, delivered with humour and the occasional splinter'' Guardian

‘Gorgeous . . . contains fascinating insights about working with your hands, the nature of talent, and how to create a meaningful life’ A. J. Jacobs, bestselling author of The Puzzler

‘Exquisite, purposeful, absorbing . . . a book with much to teach us all’ Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies

‘People think I’m a genius because I remember my high school math’

When Mark Ellison left high school, no one thought he would go anywhere. A self-proclaimed ‘serial dropout’, Mark spent his young adult years taking work where he found it. Who would have thought that forty years later he would be regarded as a great carpenter, making a living out of building homes for the rich and famous?

Full of warmth, wisdom and irreverent humour, this is the story of what carpentry can teach us about the satisfaction and joy that comes from doing something well for a long time. From staircases that would be deadly if built as designed to algae-eating snails boiled to escargot in a penthouse pond, Mark exposes the messy wiring behind the pristine walls - and the mindset that any of us can develop to build our own impossible things. Written with refreshing candour, this is an essential book about building life on your own terms, and the possibilities that await when we forge our own path.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781529157307
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1529157307
Kategori: New York City
Udg. Dato: 30 maj 2024
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Cornerstone
Oplagsdato: 30 maj 2024
Forfatter(e): Mark Ellison
Forfatter(e) Mark Ellison

Kategori New York City

ISBN-13 9781529157307

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 30 maj 2024

Oplagsdato 30 maj 2024

Forlag Cornerstone