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A Natural History of the Senses

Author(s): Diane Ackerman (Author)

Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: September 10, 1991
Language: English
Print length: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0679735666
ISBN-13: 9780679735663

Book Description

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

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“One of the real tests of writers,” notes Ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, “is how well they write about smells. If they can’t describe the scent of sanctity in a church, can you trust them to describe the suburbs of the heart?” Ackerman passes the test, writing with ease and fluency about the five senses. Did you know that bat guano smells like stale Wheat Thins? That Bach’s music can quell anger around the world? That the leaves that shimmer so beautifully in fall have “no adaptive purpose”? Ackerman does, and she guides us through questions of sensation with an eye for the amusingly arcane reference and just the right phrase.

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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. (Literature–Classics & Contemporary)

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A Natural History of the Senses

A Natural History of the Senses

Book Description

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

From the Inside Flap

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