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Birdsong28
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Current price on #Kindle UK.

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The Swans of Fifth Avenue | Melanie Benjamin
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#hyggehourreadathon

Totally forgot to post a pic from last night! I‘ve really been enjoying hygge hour as it‘s helping me get through my current stack of books. Just finished watching Feud, Capote and the Swans so I had to dive in further and find out more. Even though this is a fiction title it follows the show pretty closely.

AllDebooks 💚 2w
TheBookHippie I loved this book! I have to figure out how to watch the show! 2w
marleed This book began my Babe Paley obsession! And how did any of these people make it to 50 without dying of lung cancer!? 1w
mrp27 @TheBookHippie I‘m really enjoying the book, just so fascinating and of course I‘ve gone down many a rabbit hole googling all the Swans. 1w
mrp27 @marleed Right?! I also can‘t imagine smoking in a home that displayed fine art and antiques. I certainly feel an obsession brewing…… 1w
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Zuhkeeyah
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A heartwarming read with great artwork. The cheese theme had me cackling (Guoda is a great name for a dog). I finished it and then promptly read it again.

A big thank you to @sebrittainclark for her glowing review of this book.

TheBookHippie I loved this. I gave it to my niece for a holiday gift! 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
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There's just something wonderful about a non-fiction book where the writer is passionate about the subject matter, wants to make sure everybody understands just how awesome it is, and can write in an engaging manner.
Every chapter in this book could spawn several books of its own. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? This is a relatively short work (250 pages plus glossary and notes) so you do get a sense of speed-running through the history of human civilization, plucking out times and places as they relate to the topic under discussion.
And yet so much is crammed in!
Chapter structure discusses the history of various elements of fabric production (as well as trading and consumption) and alongside it, the leaps and bounds made for human civilization by the manufacturing techniques, technology and social infrastructure such material production inspired.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? I was as fascinated by the future of fabric, the windows into where design and manufacturing may go next, as I was by the details of its past I previously had no clue about.
As much engineering and invention, as much science, as history (not all of it pretty, of course).
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Robotswithpersonality 4/? I always love hearing about those moments where the sharing of knowledge (maybe previously hoarded or rediscovered or developed and open source) / knowledge transmission (part of a long tradition that miraculously survived to present day) is crucial for the future of crafts and technology.
We need that message out there.
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Robotswithpersonality 5/5 Cons?
I'm biased to plant-based fibres, I can't get too ecstatic about petroleum-based polymers and microfibers given our current understanding of the environmental costs.
Bit of a crime that all the photos and image reproductions are black and white.
Disgusting details of reconstructing the manufacturing process of the original Tyrian purple. Poor murex!
⚠️animal death, slavery, suicide
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Robotswithpersonality
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Itsy Bitsy Helicopters!🚁

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Robotswithpersonality
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Crafty Fuggers. 😉

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Robotswithpersonality
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The history of dyes: fuck around and find out! 🤷🏼‍♂️😆

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Robotswithpersonality
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Currently reading colour way just struck me.
Book cover designers: "well you can't go wrong with a blue background..."??

julesG 💙 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
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Okay, who else thought Sherwood Forest was a fictional location from the legend of Robin Hood?
Don't be shy, we can all be newly informed doofuses together. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Bren912 Me! 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
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Fucking NIFTY!
The physical manufacturing history of computer hardware and software technology is officially going on my 'find books to read more about it' list.

julesG The more you post about this book the further up on my #MountTBR it climbs. 2w
Robotswithpersonality @julesG 😁 I don't know if that makes me a good influence or a bad one, but I'm relishing it either way. 2w
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