| Edition |
First Vintage Books edition. |
| Description |
xix, 331 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-315) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Smell 3 -- Touch 65 -- Taste 125 -- Hearing 173 -- Vision 227 -- Synesthesia 287. |
| Subject |
Senses and sensation.
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Manners and customs.
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Human behavior.
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| ISBN |
0679735666 paperback |
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9780679735663 paperback |
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0679737634 |
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9780679737636 |
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