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A natural history of the senses Cover Image Book Book

A natural history of the senses / Diane Ackerman.

Ackerman, Diane, 1948- (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0679735666 (pbk.) :
  • ISBN: 0679737634 :
  • Physical Description: xix, 331 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: First Vintage Books edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1991.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.

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Subject: Senses and sensation
Manners and customs
Human behavior

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Malheur County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nyssa Public Library.

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