Paperback, 240 pages
Published Feb. 21, 2016 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Nina MacLaughlin spent her twenties working at a Boston newspaper, sitting behind a desk and starting at a screen. Yearning for more tangible work, she applied for a job she saw on Craigslist -- Carpenter's Assistant: Women strongly encouraged to apply -- despite being a Classics major who couldn't tell a Phillips from a flathead screwdriver. She got the job, and in Hammer Head she tells the rich and entertaining story of becoming a carpenter.
I feel like picking up a hammer now and dropping out of my current office job. Having actual, physical work to do sounds highly enjoyable, when Nina MacLaughlin describes it. The book was so much fun I couldn’t put it down for long, and it was a really quick read.
