A Natural History of the Senses

Diane Ackerman

Language: English

Goodreads ISBN

Non Fiction Science history

Publisher: Vintage

Published: Dec 31, 1989

Pages: 338
ABC: 1

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. (Literature--Classics & Contemporary)