'Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work' at Gabi Cafe

Let's read NY Times Bestselling

"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work"

Description from Amazon:

"Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a “knowledge worker,” based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world."

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Note from the organizer:

I'd like us to try our best to keep the discussion focused on themes, examples, and arguments from the text, without digressing or straying too much from the text.
Also, please be mindful of trying to include all attendees in the discussion.
Please be mindful this group is organized around and for people who have never read philosophy before (it's a meetup group after all), so please be respectful of that fact even if you have read a lot of philosophy before.

A few requests:
Unless you've read the book, I kindly request you that you do not attend and wait for an event where you have had the time to read the book.
If you're bringing guests, I also request that you please be sure they've read the book.
This is a book club, so I am hoping its not too much to ask.