A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
Vintage | 1991 | ISBN: 0679735666 | 352 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
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)