Book of Donmon Teith

This globe-spanning history of sewing and embroidery, culture and protest, is “an astonishing feat . . . richly textured and moving” (The Sunday Times, UK).

Many autobiographers share profound questions about human life with their readers—questions like: To what extent was my life imposed on me? To what extent did

For the Yaka of Southwestern Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of reweaving the damaged strand

"The memoirs of a celebrity costume designer describe her upbringing in the fashionable celebrity circles of her literary parents, her family's artistic but tra

Creative, science-grounded stories about nature for the curious and imaginative of all ages.