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SilkCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780008451851 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Description: There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasads Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9780008451851
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Description:
There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.
Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.
Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global history, natural history, and future of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.
For silk, prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet science has barely even begun to tap its potential. As the technologies it has inspired – from sutures to pharmaceuticals, replacement body parts to holograms – continue to be developed in laboratories around the world, they are now also beginning to offer a desperately needed, sustainable alternative to the plastics choking our planet.
Prasad's Silk is a cultural and biological history from the origins and ancient routes of silk to the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals, manipulating the habitats and physiologies of moths, spiders and molluscs. Because there is more than one silk, there is more than one story of silk. More than one road, more than one people who discovered it, and wove its threads.
From the moths of China, Indonesia and India to the spiders of South America and Madagascar, to the silk-producing molluscs of the Mediterranean, Silk is a book rich in the passionate connections m
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★★★★★ 5
Most Comfortable blanket!
Color: White, Size: Queen(90"*90")
Silky smooth and soft. The smooth side is cooler and good for summer nights while the patterned side provides a little more warmth for cold nights. Have not needed anything else. Works great for me - hot sleeper in Florida with AC at 73 and ceiling fan on. Might have to kick a leg out in the middle of the night or find part of the blanket that is not heated from my body and then I can stay cool. If the AC is turned down just one degree to 72, I stay cool throughout the whole night and sometimes cold. Blanket would probably be too warm at any household temperatures above 74 unless it was FL winter or a colder climate. Nevertheless, it is so comfortable on the skin and easy to move around in.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The softest summer blanket ever!
I bought this wonderful & underestimated king size blanket on Amazon from SnuggleSac. I got it because of the reviews & the company was rated very well. It came faster than I thought. I got the arctic blue color & it is beautiful. I have a queen size bed but love oversized blankets. I’m so happy I did. I have really bad neuropathy in my hands & especially my feet from an allergic life threatening reaction to the flu shot. If I forget my meds, have a busy day my feet & or with my hands-which I have been, they are on fire with shards of glass feeling. I get sweaty (dang hot flashes) easily too so I have to be really careful on how soft a blanket is. It is summer in Ga & the only blanket so far that did not cause so much excruciating pain was my heavy winter cuddle duds that I got from kohls that they don’t carry anymore, it is way too way to hot for summer also & just sheets no matter how soft they are like rubbing sandpaper on my feet. This blanket is THE softest I have ever felt, that was lightweight but heavier than a sheet or two sewn together, is very cool to the touch, didn’t cause me pain from having it on-even on bad days, there was no smell, the quality is so far top notch-only used it for 3 days now & what I was worried was the reverse side being harder or too rough to reverse it but was so happy both sides are equally soft. Both my daughter (who wanted to take it) & my husband want both one now. My dog has his own pillows that he always slept on my bed & now he sleeps on the blanket. Even he loves it! I just pray it holds up for a long time to come & I will update if there is any change! Definitely recommend this blanket! Love it! Thank you so much SnuggleSac
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Soft and lightweight
Soft and lightweight. Both cooling and warming side works
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Very comfy
Color: White, Size: King(106"*90")
Perfect blanket for hot sleepers! And soooo soft
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Comforter
Nice and cooling but bigger color looks more yellow
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026
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