A Natural History of the Senses
- Authors
- Ackerman, Diane
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Tags
- psychology , writing , philosophy , history , art , non-fiction , science
- ISBN
- 9780307763310
- Date
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.07 MB
- Lang
- en
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)