{"product_id":"sitting-on-cows-our-love-for-leather-9798370603259","title":"Sitting on Cows!: our love for leather","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matt Arquette\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Furniture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCows and humans have enjoyed a millennia-long relationship. They graze, and we milk them, eat them, and turn them into furniture. Perhaps this is something of a one-sided relationship, but to this day cows continue to influence our day-to-day lives through their representation in children's toy farms and the many bovine products they provide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most luxurious ways cows contribute to our daily lives, the focus of this book, is leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCows offer such a variety of highly valued products that to focus on any one of them would merit a book of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the journey a cow takes from the field to the dinner table is fairly straightforward and familiar to most, the production of leather for couches, sofas, straps, and bags, all the way to Jimmy Choos, whips, and Rolex straps, is a whole world of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is a whole process of leather production that is unfamiliar to many.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside \u003ci\u003eSitting on Cows!\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn all about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe many ways in which cows influence our lives and the many features of daily life that we owe to these mighty beasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe processes involved in creating the wide variety of leathers used today for things so popular that you never thought to ask where they come from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many ways leather can be used in a range of industries and crafts to create the incredible and long-lasting products we enjoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe challenges of modern leathermaking for leatherworkers, the environment, and of course cows, as well as the solutions that are being developed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn top of these detailed discussions on leather itself, you'll also find the histories of a selection of leather products from throughout the ages, from sporting goods to medical equipment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeather upholstery has been fundamental to humanity for thousands of years and is still a significant feature of a multitude of objects we use daily.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you're looking for an amusing and enlightening book that will broaden your understanding of leather, as well as change the way you see humanity's relationship with the humble cow, then look no further than \u003ci\u003eSitting on Cows!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45512255897751,"sku":"9798370603259","price":801.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798370603259.webp?v=1767926274","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sitting-on-cows-our-love-for-leather-9798370603259","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}