Books that earned a shelf spot

Walter Pruitt

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Not a bestseller list. These are the ones I've actually re-read, loaned out, and had to buy again because nobody gave them back. House sits next to my toolbox, the Williams book comes out every October when the arguments start, and the chess ones get read in the gaps between moves at Jay's in Davis Square. Just my two cents on each.

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Books that earned a shelf spot — 5 items
Name	Title	Author	Genre	Why
1The Soul of a New Machine	The Soul of a New Machine	Tracy Kidder	Nonfiction, tech history	Read it before I ever picked up a tool belt. Still the best account of people grinding on a deadline I know. Just my two cents.
2House	House	Tracy Kidder	Nonfiction, building	Required reading if you crawl under houses for a living. Kidder gets the arguments between builder and owner dead right. Just my two cents.
3Common Ground	Common Ground	J. Anthony Lukas	Nonfiction, Boston history	Explains half the neighborhoods I inspect in. Heavy book, heavier subject. Worth the slog. Just my two cents.
4The Teammates	The Teammates	David Halberstam	Nonfiction, baseball	My father-in-law quotes this at every Sunday dinner from September on. Gets me every time. Just my two cents.
5The Hustler's Handbook	The Hustler's Handbook	Bill Veeck	Nonfiction, baseball memoir	Veeck ran a ballclub like a carnival and wrote about it the same way. Good for a laugh on a slow inspection week. Just my two cents.