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A natural history of the senses / Diane Ackerman.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1991.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xix, 331 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0679735666 (pbk.) :
  • 9780679735663 (pbk.)
  • 0679737634
  • 9780679737636
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.1 20
LOC classification:
  • BF233 .A24 1991
Other classification:
  • 77.40
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level BF233 .A24 1991 1 Available 38060007404650
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.

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.

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