Stein gives us beauty and wonder we didn’t know we were missing. These are the 'unheralded' heroes of human culture; the extraordinary things they do 'reveal a profound and little-known truth about a place’s unique identity.' They likewise tell us something deep and abiding about ourselves.
Stein travels to five continents to tell the stories of 10 artisans practicing ancient crafts. Sharing these cultural treasures, he asks what might we lose if these custodians prove to be the last ... Part travelogue, part memoir, his book unfolds crafts that flourished in an isolation virtually impossible to replicate today.
