Builder: Builders & Tradesmen Tell Their Stories, by Mark Q. Kerson

Mark Q. Kerson spent 40 years in the building trades before writing his 2014 book The Elements of Building, a guidebook to the building business gleaned from his decades of experience. Now he’s back with another offering; this one sharing stories from builders and tradesmen themselves as they share tips, processes, and lessons learned along the way, and thoughts on the motivations, challenges, and rewards that come from this career path.  The result is a book that will offer the reader the benefit of hard-won wisdom from the practitioners in the field.  Whether you are simply interested in the stories or embarking on a path in the building arena, this new work serves as both a companion and addition to Kerson’s previous book, as well as an invaluable guide that lays out the kind of information that can only be learned by experience, all told by the people in the best position to know.