The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession and the Last Mystery of the Senses Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession and the Last Mystery of the Senses Book

Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work.Read More

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  • BookDepository

    The Emperor Of Scent : Paperback : Cornerstone : 9780099460237 : : 04 Mar 2004 : In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.

  • Foyles

    In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.

  • 0099460238
  • 9780099460237
  • Chandler Burr
  • 4 March 2004
  • Arrow Books Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 400
  • New edition
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