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Readers who finished Making a Barrel by John Boakes and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades and Technology & Engineering.
Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.
The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Technology & Engineering — the same threads that run through Making a Barrel by John Boakes. Among the authors featured: Stephen Leroy Thomas, National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Mary Mahoney, Charles Wilkins, and others.