Learning from Silence winter intellectual history and science writing

intellectual history and science writing that brings to life the human obsession with silk

another hard hitting

and colored by Marissa Louise (Defiant

tells the story of the misfits

The book breaks new ground with its unique lens of historically accurate and culturally authentic imagery that works alongside compelling text to bring these creatures to life

Learning from Silence winter intellectual history and science writing'Beautiful . . . Iyer masterfully and lyrically shows us how we may need to find a new home one far more solemn, communal and silent than our present one in order to return properly to ourselves' Alain de Botton 'I trust that reading this book may help many to lead lives of greater compassion and deeper peace of mind' His Holiness the Dalai Lama 'One of the most soulful and perceptive writers of our time' Maria Popova 'An exquisite call to silence and