A selection of resources for those interested in craft, craftsmanship, the working life. In no particular order:

Crawford, Matthew; The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, April 1, 2015)

Crawford, Matthew; Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work (The Penguin Press, 2009)

Pye, David; The Nature and Art of Workmanship

Keller, Thomas; The French Laundry Cookbook

Yanagai, Soetsu and Leach, Bernard; The Unknown Craftsman

Rose, Mike; The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker

Korn, Peter; Why We Make Things and Why it Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

Schwarz, Christopher; The Anarchist’s Tool Chest; Lost Art Press

Galbert, Peter; Chairmaker’s Notebook; Lost Art Press

Jiro Dreams of Sushi; Dir: David Gelb

Sundqvist, Willie; Swedish Carving Techniques; Taunton Press

The Spoon, the Bowl, and the Knife; dir: Jogge Sundqvist

Abrams, John; Companies We Keep:Employee Ownership and the Business of Community and Place; Chelsea Green Publishing