A Natural History of the Senses

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ISBN-10:

0394573358

ISBN-13:

9780394573359

Author(s): Ackerman, Diane
Edition: 1
Released: Jun 02, 1990
Publisher: Random House]
Format: Hardcover, 331 pages
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Description:

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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