Matthew Crawford's book is pretty good, I think. The original essay is here: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-soulcraft http://www.the

Matthew Crawford's book is pretty good, I think. The original essay is here: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-soulcraft http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-sou... One thing to note: Crawford is a motorcycle repairman, but he's still a knowledge worker to some extent. And, of course, the book length treatment of the subject was subsidized by a university.