| A Natural History of the Senses Contributor(s): Ackerman, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679735666 ISBN-13: 9780679735663 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: 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) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 152.1 |
| LCCN: 91050048 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 |