Craftsmanship

100 books

The Craftsman's Heart: A Lifetime to Master One Thing cover
Rating 3.9
The Craftsman's Heart: A Lifetime to Master One Thing Qiu Yang / Qiu Lian / 艾江涛 CITIC Press · 2016 The Craftsman's Heart: A Lifetime to Master One Thing was reported and written by Qiu Yang, Qiu Lian, Ai Jiangtao and other journalists of Sanlian Lif…
The Great Artisans cover
Rating 3.9
The Great Artisans Zhi Le Qing Nian / Huang Qiao Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2017 Many craft books read like technical manuals; this one does the opposite—it writes about the people first and the objects second. The 15 artisans are …
Don't Think About Life So Casually: Be a Decisive Doer in an Age of Overthinking cover
Rating 3.8
Don't Think About Life So Casually: Be a Decisive Doer in an Age of Overthinking 鬼脚七 Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House · 2015 This is a collection of essays by Wende, the writer behind the popular WeChat account Guijiaoqi, with a preface by Zhang Defen and recommendations fro…
The Craftsman as God: Soichiro Honda's Lessons for Life cover
Rating 3.1
The Craftsman as God: Soichiro Honda's Lessons for Life Soichiro Honda 民主与建设出版社 · 2016 The Godlike Craftsman is a collection of short essays by Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Co., written in his later years after stepping down as…
Tailor's Shears in Spring City: Skilled Hands Tailor a Great Era cover
Rating 3.3
Tailor's Shears in Spring City: Skilled Hands Tailor a Great Era 汀洲 · 2026 [Period fiction + ensemble cast + youth coming-of-age + entrepreneurial rise + satisfying read] Ruan Luo, a resilient and stubborn orphan girl × He Yu…
A Twist of Splendor: A Tutorial on Intangible Cultural Heritage Velvet Flowers cover
Rating 4.1
A Twist of Splendor: A Tutorial on Intangible Cultural Heritage Velvet Flowers 刘梅 / 征珊珊 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2025 The craft of velvet flower making, passed down for a thousand years, is a treasure of China's intangible cultural heritage. This book is more than an …
刚刚好的设计 cover
Rating 4.0
刚刚好的设计 佐藤卓 / 巩剑 Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House · 2024 Explore the essence of design through the profound reflections of Satō Taku, one of Japan's leading designers of his generation. Just Right Design is …
Reaching the Heart with Hands: Stories of the Palace Museum's Cultural Relic Restorers cover
Rating 4.1
Reaching the Heart with Hands: Stories of the Palace Museum's Cultural Relic Restorers 韩童 Publishing House of Electronics Industry · 2024 The cultural relic restorers of the Palace Museum pass down their craft from generation to generation, masters and apprentices working side by side, h…
Shenzhen Intangible Cultural Heritage: Volume One cover
Rating 3.5
Shenzhen Intangible Cultural Heritage: Volume One 许雨燕 / 邱文清 / 《深圳非遗·第一辑》编委会 Shenzhen Publishing House · 2024 This book is the officially authorized companion volume to the documentary Shenzhen Intangible Cultural Heritage. Covering five areas—traditional medi…
Forge Work cover
Rating 2.5
Forge Work Ilgen, William L. (William Lewis), 1862- Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Design and Tradition cover
Rating 2.6
Design and Tradition Fenn, Amor Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Lead Pencil Manufactory of A. W. Faber at Stein near Nürnberg, Bavaria cover
Rating 2.7
The Lead Pencil Manufactory of A. W. Faber at Stein near Nürnberg, Bavaria Faber-Castell Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical Treatise, with Plates and Diagrams cover
Rating 3.7
The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical Treatise, with Plates and Diagrams Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, 1853-1930 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering cover
Rating 4.4
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Decoration of Leather cover
Rating 2.9
The Decoration of Leather Récy, Georges de Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers cover
Rating 2.4
Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers Winks, W. E. (William Edward), 1842-1926 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Violin cover
Rating 3.3
The Violin Dubourg, George, 1799-1882 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches cover
Rating 3.2
Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches Kleinlein, Walter J. (Walter John), 1876- Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Book Repair and Restoration: A Manual of Practical Suggestions for Bibliophiles cover
Rating 3.5
Book Repair and Restoration: A Manual of Practical Suggestions for Bibliophiles Buck, Mitchell S. (Mitchell Starrett), 1887- Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
How to Make a Shoe cover
Rating 2.7
How to Make a Shoe Headley, John Parker Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …