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A Natural History of the Senses

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

By Diane Ackerman

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Category: Science

Category: Science

Paperback $17.95

Sep 10, 1991 | ISBN 9780679735663

Ebook $12.99

Dec 07, 2011 | ISBN 9780307763310

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    About A Natural History of the Senses

    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

    About A Natural History of the Senses

    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

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    About Diane Ackerman

    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… More about Diane Ackerman

    About Diane Ackerman

    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… More about Diane Ackerman

    Product Details

    Category: Science

    Paperback | $17.95
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 10, 1991 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679735663

    Category: Science

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 07, 2011 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307763310

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