The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction

by Matthew B. Crawford

Book Overview

A groundbreaking new book from the bestselling author of Shop Class as Soulcraft In his bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft , Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance of manual competence, as expressed through mastery of our physical environment. In his brilliant follow-up, The World Beyond Your Head , Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. We often complain about our fractured mental lives and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374292981
• ISBN13: 9780374292980
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"