A Natural History of the Senses (repost)
Diane Ackerman, "A Natural History of the Senses"
English | 1991 | ISBN: 0679735666, 0394573358 | 352 pages | EPUB | 2.1 MB
English | 1991 | ISBN: 0679735666, 0394573358 | 352 pages | EPUB | 2.1 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