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Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life going. Yet it’s also easy to shirk or defer—until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional.
The first in a multi-volume work, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One offers a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance. The book begins with a dramatic contest of maintenance styles under life-critical conditions: the Golden Globe around-the-world solo sailboat race of 1968. It goes on to explore the insights that can be gleaned from vehicle maintenance, from the zeal of motorcycle maintainers to the maintenance philosophies that fought for dominance of the auto industry to the state of electric vehicle manufacturing today, with absorbing detours into the evolution of precision in manufacturing, the enduring importance of manuals, sustainment in the military, and the never-ending battle against corrosion.
Maintenance: Of Everything is a wide-ranging and provocative call to expand what we mean by “maintenance”—not just the tiresome preventative tasks but the whole grand process of keeping a thing going. It invites us to understand not only the profound impact maintenance has on our daily lives but also why taking responsibility for maintaining something—whether a motorcycle, a monument, or our very planet—can be a radical act.
“No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic.”
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
“A deliciously good book.”
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
Review
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
“Civilization is maintenance. No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic."
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
“No one inspires long-term thinking better than Stewart Brand, and he is in top form with this exploration into what it takes to make things last. Brand masterfully takes us on a journey through the world of the fixers keeping the gears of civilization rolling. If you’re the kind of person who wants to know why things break and how to stop it, you should read this book.”
—Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit
“Once again, Stewart Brand reframes our worldview with a new perspective. You may not imagine you would be interested in rust, Soviet tanks, or tricked-out Model Ts—that is, until Brand reexamines them through the lens of maintenance. He draws you in with tales of heroism and tragedy, brilliant foresight and deep stupidity. Along the way, you’ll discover some surprising information about the hidden umbrellas in Rolls-Royce doors, packing for a sea voyage, and building a stone wall. Maintenance: Of Everything will change the way you look at everything. It is destined to be a classic.”
—Danny Hillis, cofounder of Applied Invention
“Stewart Brand is back with a manifesto on maintenance, the tool that empowers all tools. Preventative maintenance, deferred maintenance, and emergency maintenance: this much-needed, no-nonsense treatise illuminates the difference, and why it counts.”
—George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral
“What a splendid book to read while fixing an old house. I stopped moaning and whining and became a quiet hero of relentless ‘sustainment.’”
—Bruce Sterling, author and editor of Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
“I got the print galley, then faced a problem. My wife, an engineer and designer, stole it from me and gobbled it down in a few days, refusing to let me put my hands on it, all the while saying irritating things like, ‘Wow, this is really interesting!’ or ‘Huh, I didn't know that!’ or, worst of all, suddenly laughing and saying, ‘I won't spoil it for you, but I think you’ll really like this bit.’ So I didn’t get a chance to read it until the weekend. Then I became the annoying one… I was constantly taking breaks to read the book and popping up to talk about Model Ts spawning a culture of repair, or how Germany adopted French ideas to beat France on the battlefield, or how we need modern-day Joseph Moxons, and so on. I felt smarter for having read this book and lucky for being alive at a time when Stewart Brand is writing it.”
—Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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Praise for Maintenance: Of Everything
A deliciously good book.
“Stewart Brand makes a persuasive case that keeping the human show on the road through well-planned maintenance is as vital and as fascinating a task as innovation and discovery themselves—and that it is, in itself, an art as much as a craft. A deliciously good book.”
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
Reframes our worldview with a new perspective.
“You may not imagine you would be interested in rust, Soviet tanks, or tricked-out Model Ts—that is, until Brand reexamines them through the lens of maintenance. He draws you in with tales of heroism and tragedy, brilliant foresight and deep stupidity. Maintenance: Of Everything will change the way you look at everything. It is destined to be a classic.”
—Danny Hillis, cofounder of Applied Invention
A masterful journey through the world of the fixers.
“No one inspires long-term thinking better than Stewart Brand, and he is in top form with this exploration into what it takes to make things last. Brand masterfully takes us on a journey through the world of the fixers keeping the gears of civilization rolling. If you’re the kind of person who wants to know why things break and how to stop it, you should read this book.”
—Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit
An instant classic.
“Civilization is maintenance. No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic.”
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
The tool that empowers all tools.
“Stewart Brand is back with a manifesto on maintenance, the tool that empowers all tools. Preventative maintenance, deferred maintenance, and emergency maintenance: this much-needed, no-nonsense treatise illuminates the difference, and why it counts.”
—George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral
I became a quiet hero of relentless sustainment.
“What a splendid book to read while fixing an old house. I stopped moaning and whining and became a quiet hero of relentless ‘sustainment.’”
—Bruce Sterling, author and editor of Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
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Description:
Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life going. Yet it’s also easy to shirk or defer—until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional.
The first in a multi-volume work, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One offers a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance. The book begins with a dramatic contest of maintenance styles under life-critical conditions: the Golden Globe around-the-world solo sailboat race of 1968. It goes on to explore the insights that can be gleaned from vehicle maintenance, from the zeal of motorcycle maintainers to the maintenance philosophies that fought for dominance of the auto industry to the state of electric vehicle manufacturing today, with absorbing detours into the evolution of precision in manufacturing, the enduring importance of manuals, sustainment in the military, and the never-ending battle against corrosion.
Maintenance: Of Everything is a wide-ranging and provocative call to expand what we mean by “maintenance”—not just the tiresome preventative tasks but the whole grand process of keeping a thing going. It invites us to understand not only the profound impact maintenance has on our daily lives but also why taking responsibility for maintaining something—whether a motorcycle, a monument, or our very planet—can be a radical act.
“No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic.”
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
“A deliciously good book.”
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
Review
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
“Civilization is maintenance. No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic."
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
“No one inspires long-term thinking better than Stewart Brand, and he is in top form with this exploration into what it takes to make things last. Brand masterfully takes us on a journey through the world of the fixers keeping the gears of civilization rolling. If you’re the kind of person who wants to know why things break and how to stop it, you should read this book.”
—Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit
“Once again, Stewart Brand reframes our worldview with a new perspective. You may not imagine you would be interested in rust, Soviet tanks, or tricked-out Model Ts—that is, until Brand reexamines them through the lens of maintenance. He draws you in with tales of heroism and tragedy, brilliant foresight and deep stupidity. Along the way, you’ll discover some surprising information about the hidden umbrellas in Rolls-Royce doors, packing for a sea voyage, and building a stone wall. Maintenance: Of Everything will change the way you look at everything. It is destined to be a classic.”
—Danny Hillis, cofounder of Applied Invention
“Stewart Brand is back with a manifesto on maintenance, the tool that empowers all tools. Preventative maintenance, deferred maintenance, and emergency maintenance: this much-needed, no-nonsense treatise illuminates the difference, and why it counts.”
—George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral
“What a splendid book to read while fixing an old house. I stopped moaning and whining and became a quiet hero of relentless ‘sustainment.’”
—Bruce Sterling, author and editor of Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
“I got the print galley, then faced a problem. My wife, an engineer and designer, stole it from me and gobbled it down in a few days, refusing to let me put my hands on it, all the while saying irritating things like, ‘Wow, this is really interesting!’ or ‘Huh, I didn't know that!’ or, worst of all, suddenly laughing and saying, ‘I won't spoil it for you, but I think you’ll really like this bit.’ So I didn’t get a chance to read it until the weekend. Then I became the annoying one… I was constantly taking breaks to read the book and popping up to talk about Model Ts spawning a culture of repair, or how Germany adopted French ideas to beat France on the battlefield, or how we need modern-day Joseph Moxons, and so on. I felt smarter for having read this book and lucky for being alive at a time when Stewart Brand is writing it.”
—Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
About the Author
Details:
Praise for Maintenance: Of Everything
A deliciously good book.
“Stewart Brand makes a persuasive case that keeping the human show on the road through well-planned maintenance is as vital and as fascinating a task as innovation and discovery themselves—and that it is, in itself, an art as much as a craft. A deliciously good book.”
—Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist
Reframes our worldview with a new perspective.
“You may not imagine you would be interested in rust, Soviet tanks, or tricked-out Model Ts—that is, until Brand reexamines them through the lens of maintenance. He draws you in with tales of heroism and tragedy, brilliant foresight and deep stupidity. Maintenance: Of Everything will change the way you look at everything. It is destined to be a classic.”
—Danny Hillis, cofounder of Applied Invention
A masterful journey through the world of the fixers.
“No one inspires long-term thinking better than Stewart Brand, and he is in top form with this exploration into what it takes to make things last. Brand masterfully takes us on a journey through the world of the fixers keeping the gears of civilization rolling. If you’re the kind of person who wants to know why things break and how to stop it, you should read this book.”
—Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit
An instant classic.
“Civilization is maintenance. No one else but Stewart Brand is talking about the art and science of maintenance and how to do it well. This will be an instant classic.”
—Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired
The tool that empowers all tools.
“Stewart Brand is back with a manifesto on maintenance, the tool that empowers all tools. Preventative maintenance, deferred maintenance, and emergency maintenance: this much-needed, no-nonsense treatise illuminates the difference, and why it counts.”
—George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral
I became a quiet hero of relentless sustainment.
“What a splendid book to read while fixing an old house. I stopped moaning and whining and became a quiet hero of relentless ‘sustainment.’”
—Bruce Sterling, author and editor of Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
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