Author : Diane Ackerman
Release : 2011-12-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 315/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Natural History of the Senses by : Diane Ackerman
Download or read book A Natural History of the Senses written by Diane Ackerman. This book was released on 2011-12-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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