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Life WorkBy: Donald Hall The revered American Poet Laureate reflects on the meaning of work, solitude, and love with extraordinary nobility and wisdom (The New York Times) When Donald Hall moved to his grandparents New Hampshire farm in 1975, his work as a writer and a life devoted to the literary arts must have seemed remote from the harsh physical labor of his ancestors. However, he reveals a similar kind of artistry in the lives of his grandparents, Kate
By: Donald HallThe revered American Poet Laureate reflects on the meaning of work, solitude, and love with “extraordinary nobility and wisdom” (The New York Times)
When Donald Hall moved to his grandparents’ New Hampshire farm in 1975, his work as a writer and a life devoted to the literary arts must have seemed remote from the harsh physical labor of his ancestors. However, he reveals a similar kind of artistry in the lives of his grandparents, Kate and Wesley. From them, he learned that the devotion to craft—be it canning vegetables, writing poems, or carting manure—creates its own special discipline and an ‘absorbedness’ that no wage can compensate.
In this “sustained meditation on work as the key to personal happiness” (Los Angeles Times), we see how the writer has modeled his own life on his family’s lives of work, solitude, and love. When Hall comes face to face with his own mortality halfway through writing this book, we understand both his obsession with work and its ultimate consolation.
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★★★★★ 1
Warped Wood
Color: Black Walnut
I know it's inexpensive, but regardless of the price of an item, it should do what it's meant to do somewhat effectively. The wood was warped and did not sit flat on my desk.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025
★★★★★ 3
Great wrist rest, advertised dimensions slightly inaccurate.
Color: Black Walnut
Perhaps this is nitpicky but I purchased this wrist rest because it was perfectly sized to my keyboard at 29cm wide. It got here, and it's a fine wrist rest in terms of quality, material and feel, but it's not 29cm wide, it's 30.5cm wide. The other dimensions are accurate enough - both only .1mm off, but the mismatched width against my keyboard is enough for me to notice it and obsess over it. If that doesn't bother you, I say go for it. At $15 it's a good deal.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Long lasting
Color: Black Walnut
I’ve had this for two years and it still looks brand new after every day use. Love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 2
Fairly priced but the finish leaves something to be desired
Color: Black Walnut
This wrist rest looks very nice, but I'd give the finish of the wood a C. There are a few rather rough patches, one that feels like it will develop into splinters eventually if it's not refinished. I'm using it for now, but I'm definitely going to refinish it at some point and it's inspired me to make my own wrist rests from scratch out of hardwood. I gave this two stars because it's very pretty and it's fairly comfortable to use. The wood used is pretty expensive, so I'd say that the price of this item is rather fair. I just wish they put a better finish on materials that are so nice.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Great black leather tray for top of dresser
Color: Black
Excellent item, better than described. Very nice leather inside base. Nice leather trim. Exactly what I was looking for. I give 5 stars 👍
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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2026