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A review by embers_of_amber
Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I loved this book.
I grew up watching Mythbusters, and reading this book was like a Mythbusters Adam Savage movie-special, but in my brain.
I love the reverence he has towards his craft of making, and how he acknowledges things like art, cooking, and writing as ALSO making. We're all makers, and this advice is all useful.
The tools and glue sections might not be that helpful to everyone, but I'll always have a reference now for when my creativity leads me down a path I'm not well-versed in. Also, the philosophy behind his choices of glues and tools can be applied to any makers of any field.
I really appreciate how conversational the book is: part pep-talk, part memoir, part instructional guide, part permission-slip.
An absolute must read for creatives.
I grew up watching Mythbusters, and reading this book was like a Mythbusters Adam Savage movie-special, but in my brain.
I love the reverence he has towards his craft of making, and how he acknowledges things like art, cooking, and writing as ALSO making. We're all makers, and this advice is all useful.
The tools and glue sections might not be that helpful to everyone, but I'll always have a reference now for when my creativity leads me down a path I'm not well-versed in. Also, the philosophy behind his choices of glues and tools can be applied to any makers of any field.
I really appreciate how conversational the book is: part pep-talk, part memoir, part instructional guide, part permission-slip.
An absolute must read for creatives.