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Katherine Stuart
, May 26, 2009
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An excellent book. Easy to read, concise, thoughtful and thought-provoking. Rose takes us into the world of the working class and shows how much intelligence and intellect play a part in blue collar and "unskilled" work. In so many ways he articulates ideas I've had for years. It was a real treat to read someone's well-researched authenitication of the ways in which physical labor enhances one's cognitive skills. Definitely on my list of must reads.
The writing is easy to read and articulate. He elucidates his point beautifully. The two shortest chapters --one on plumbers and one on electricians -- are counterintuitively the thinnest and most strained. However both are essential to his main thesis, and their lack is due mainly to the overlap of material most of which he covers in his chapter on carpentry. It's an excellently cohesive work though and well worth the time.
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