A Natural History of the Senses
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Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
Book Type: Paperback
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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