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A Natural History of the Senses

A Natural History of the Senses - Paperback

by Diane Ackerman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Diane AckermanPublish date:1991-09-10Pages:354
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679735663ISBN-10:679735666UPC:9780679735663Book Category:Nature, Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Essays, Life SciencesBook Topic:BiologySize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCE2ARQSC0
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
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679735663ISBN-10:679735666UPC:9780679735663Book Category:Nature, Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Essays, Life SciencesBook Topic:BiologySize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCE2ARQSC0
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.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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