A Natural History of the Senses Paperback - 1991
by Diane Ackerman
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. (Literature--Classics & Contemporary)
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- Title A Natural History of the Senses
- Author Diane Ackerman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1991-09-10
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780679735663 / 0679735666
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Senses and sensation, Human behavior
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91050048
- Dewey Decimal Code 152.1
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- Publishers Weekly, 08/02/1991, Page 0
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