{"product_id":"philosophy-of-sheds-alex-johnson","title":"The Philosophy of Sheds","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause It's Never Just a Shed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is it about a shed?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps it's the peace and quiet. Perhaps it's having somewhere to disappear to with your tools, books and half-finished projects. Or perhaps there's simply something rather wonderful about a small wooden building that is entirely your own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Philosophy of Sheds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlex Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores our enduring fascination with these wonderfully simple little structures — and discovers that the humble shed has played a surprisingly important role in our creative lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erotating sheds and sheds on wheels to holy sheds and wonderfully eccentric hideaways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this fascinating book travels across generations and around the world to uncover just how much can happen inside four very modest walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig Ideas. Little Buildings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheds have been workshops, writing rooms, studios, laboratories, retreats and places to simply shut the door on everyone else for a while.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the way, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Philosophy of Sheds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores some of the inventions, philosophies, literature and art that have emerged from these tiny spaces, alongside increasingly imaginative answers to one important question:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat exactly can a shed be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book also includes a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egazetteer of famous and unusual sheds from around the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accompanied by fascinating archival imagery from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish Library collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by Alex Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating celebration of sheds and the people who love them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores famous, unusual and wonderfully eccentric sheds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories of ideas, inventions, literature and art born in small spaces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes a gazetteer of remarkable sheds around the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated with archival imagery from the British Library collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrilliant for gardeners, makers, creatives and design lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly good gift for the person who is happiest pottering in their shed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Rather Good Gift for a Shed Dweller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFunny, thoughtful and unexpectedly fascinating, this is a brilliant present for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egardeners, dads, grandads, makers, tinkerers and anyone fiercely protective of their shed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePair it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWork from Shed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for someone whose modest garden outbuilding ambitions are beginning to get slightly out of hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall building. 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