A Natural History of the Senses

A Natural History of the Senses

By Diane Ackerman

Pages

352

Rating

4.15

Year

1990

EssaysNatureHistoryPsychologyScienceNatural History

Description

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.