A Natural History of the Senses

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Sep 10, 1991 - Science - 352 pages
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

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Contents

THE MUTE SENSE
5
THE SHAPE OF SMELL
11
THE WINTER PALACE
18
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About the author (1991)

Diane Ackerman has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper’s Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in Ithaca, New York.

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