19 best-selling nonfiction books like The Art of Repair by Molly Martin

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The Art of Repair

By: Molly Martin

4.27

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

For Molly Martin, it all started with a pair of socks. Her favourite pair. When the heels became th…

"Wabi-Sabi is ... beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It calls on us to appreciate the ageing process: the crack in the vase or the wrinkle on the face are there to be accepted, even celebrated, rather than seen as flaws that need to be disguised or removed. Likewise, materials should be reclaimed and reused rather than discarded."

-Molly Martin, The Art of Repair

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Art of Repair by Molly Martin , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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2. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

4. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

By: John Vaillant

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts by Nina Montenegro

5. Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

By: Nina Montenegro

4.47

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn the art of visible mending—a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice—to repair the cloth… read more

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  • art
  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
"A mended garment is a little piece of artwork that you wear around all day, on display like a living gallery wall, eliciting comments, starting conversations, an opening sentence to a good story."

-Nina Montenegro, Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Cover of Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well by Tim Spector

6. Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well

By: Tim Spector

4.27

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth , a comprehensive guide to the new scien… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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7. Modern Mending

By: Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

4.59

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Second Edition: Now with even more clever mending hacks! Bring new life to your old clothes and … read more

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  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
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8. The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

By: Kassia St. Clair

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes … read more

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  • art
  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
"Canopy, an environmental organisation, believes that 120 million trees are felled each year to produce rayon and other cellulose-based materials."

-Kassia St. Clair, The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

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9. Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World

By: Ha-Joon Chang

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Edible Economics brings the sort of creative fusion that spices up a great kitchen to the often too… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye &  Love Your Wardrobe by Katrina Rodabaugh

10. Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe

By: Katrina Rodabaugh

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Slow fashion expert Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how t… read more

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  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
Cover of Mending with Love: Creative Repairs for Your Favorite Things by Noriko Misumi

11. Mending with Love: Creative Repairs for Your Favorite Things

By: Noriko Misumi

3.88

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patchin… read more

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  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
Cover of Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

12. Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays abou… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Nezhukumatathil's Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees book and Molly Martin's The Art of Repair

  • nonfiction
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13. Behind the Seams

By: Esme Young

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** From adventures at Central Saint Martins to The Great B… read more

Similar categories in Esme Young's Behind the Seams book and Molly Martin's The Art of Repair

  • fashion
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
  • british literature
Cover of Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes by Bernadette Banner

14. Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

By: Bernadette Banner

4.49

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

New York Times Bestseller Learn the Historically Proven Stitches Every Seamster Needs with Beloved… read more

Similar categories in Bernadette Banner's Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes book and Molly Martin's The Art of Repair

  • art
  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
Cover of Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter

15. Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power

By: Clare Hunter

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion,… read more

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  • art
  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
Cover of Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act by Orsola de Castro

16. Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act

By: Orsola de Castro

4.05

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

Running out of space for the clothes you can't stop buying? Curious about how you can make a differ… read more

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  • crafts
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
Cover of Mending with Boro: Japanese Running Stitch & Patching Techniques by Harumi Horiuchi

17. Mending with Boro: Japanese Running Stitch & Patching Techniques

By: Harumi Horiuchi

4.07

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

One simple stitch can bring new life to hundreds of your favorite things! Boro is the Japanese str… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Art of Repair by Molly Martin

18. The Art of Repair

By: Molly Martin

4.27

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

For Molly Martin, it all started with a pair of socks. Her favourite pair. When the heels became th… read more

Similar categories in Molly Martin's The Art of Repair book and Molly Martin's The Art of Repair

  • art
  • crafts
  • sewing
  • british literature
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
"Wabi-Sabi is ... beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It calls on us to appreciate the ageing process: the crack in the vase or the wrinkle on the face are there to be accepted, even celebrated, …"

-Molly Martin, The Art of Repair

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19. The Echoes

By: Evie Wyld

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A story about the weight of the past and the promise of the future set between rural Australia and … read more

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Cover of Darning: Repair Make Mend by Hikaru Noguchi

20. Darning: Repair Make Mend

By: Hikaru Noguchi

4.42

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Climate and economic change is making many of us rethink the ways we use resources by reusing and r… read more

Similar categories in Hikaru Noguchi's Darning: Repair Make Mend book and Molly Martin's The Art of Repair

  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
  • reference
Cover of How to Be a Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest by Sarah P. Corbett

21. How to Be a Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest

By: Sarah P. Corbett

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

How to Be a Craftivist is a manifesto for quiet using the process of "making" to engage thoughtful… read more

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  • crafts
  • art
  • nonfiction

9 Top reference books like The Art of Repair by Molly Martin

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Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Nina Montenegro

4.47

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Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well

Tim Spector

4.27

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Modern Mending

Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

4.59

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Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe

Katrina Rodabaugh

3.81

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Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

Jessie Inchauspé

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

Daniel E. Lieberman

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

Chris van Tulleken

4.43

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