A Natural History of the Senses
, by Ackerman, DianeNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780679735663 | 0679735666
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/10/1991
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)