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A Natural History of the Senses Book

"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.Read More

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  • Product Description

    A naturalist guides readers on an odyssey through the human senses, discussing such topics as the evolution of the kiss, the sadistic cuisine of eighteenth-century England, the chemistry of pain, and the melodies of Earth. Reissue. TV tie-in. 35,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

  • 185592563X
  • 9781855925632
  • Diane Ackerman
  • 24 January 1992
  • Chapmans
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
  • 1st
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