Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman, Diane Ackerman
Natural History of the Senses

Diane Ackerman, Diane Ackerman

Natural History of the Senses

Diane Ackerman, Diane Ackerman

352 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective slow-paced
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Divided into five parts, this book takes each of the senses in turn and explores all facets and associations. Strange truths are juxtaposed with plain facts. The reader learns of the invention of the croissant; why the Empress Josephine wore viole...

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