A Natural History of the Senses

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Science & Nature, Nature
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Author: Diane Ackerman ISBN: 9780307763310
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: December 7, 2011
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Diane Ackerman
ISBN: 9780307763310
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: December 7, 2011
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.

“Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times

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Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.

“Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times

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