{"product_id":"how-to-build-impossible-things","title":"How to Build Impossible Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn illuminating memoir-cum-meditation on work and creativity by the brilliant veteran carpenter, Mark Ellison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGorgeous . . . contains fascinating insights about working with your hands, the nature of talent, and how to create a meaningful life\u003c\/em\u003e A. J. Jacobs, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Puzzler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExquisite, purposeful, absorbing . . . a book with much to teach us all\u003c\/em\u003e Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eHomeland Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'People think I'm a genius because I remember my high school math'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Mark Ellison left high school, no one thought he would go anywhere. A self-proclaimed 'serial dropout', Mark spent his young adult years taking work where he found it. Who would have thought that forty years later he would be regarded as a great carpenter, making a living out of building homes for the rich and famous?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of warmth, wisdom and irreverent humour, \u003cem\u003eHow to Build Impossible Things\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of what carpentry can teach us about the satisfaction and joy that comes from doing something well for a long time. From staircases that would be deadly if built as designed to algae-eating snails boiled to escargot in a penthouse pond, Mark exposes the messy wiring behind the pristine walls - and the mindset that any of us can develop to build our own impossible things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with refreshing candour, this is an essential book about building life on your own terms, and the possibilities that await when we forge our own path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692071444716,"sku":"9781529157307","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529157307_b6c46aaf-0723-466b-ac0f-41801a5c4cc1.jpg?v=1733117439","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/how-to-build-impossible-things","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}