Weighing the Cost of Pin-Making presents a review of the captivating conversations between the late Ulli Beier and major African thinkers. Ulli Beier was a renowned Scholar of African Studies, who had a pioneering role in developing literature, drama and poetry in Nigeria. Luminaries interviewed include Chinua Achebe, 1986 Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Rowland Abiodun and Ibrahim El Salahi. Covering topics as wide ranging as the question of African and individual identity to the immeasurable power of women, the varied life and interests of Ulli Beier are explored.