A Natural History of the SensesDiane 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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THE MUTE SENSE | 5 |
THE SHAPE OF SMELL | 11 |
THE WINTER PALACE | 18 |
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ancient animals anosmia aphrodisiac aromatic baby bats beautiful become birds blood blue body brain breath butterflies cells chocoholic chocolate cold color crave culture dark deaf Diane Ackerman e. e. cummings ears earth emotional endorphins eucalyptus evolved experience eyes face feel flavor flowers fragrance green Gregorian chant hair hand head hear heart Helen Keller human insects inside kiss leaves light live look massage molecules mother mouth natural nerve night noise nose obsessed odors one's Pacinian corpuscles pain perfume pheromones plants play poisonous predator receptors researchers rose scent sense of smell sensory serotonin sing skin someone sometimes song sound space sweet synesthesia T. S. Eliot taste taste buds tattoo temperature thick things tongue touch trees truffles vanilla Vladimir Nabokov walk wearing whale songs whales woman women word