Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Genres: | Nonfiction Books, History Books, Writing & Essays |
Authors: | Diane Ackerman |
Pages: | 352 pages |
ISBN13: | 9780679735663 |
Tags: | Nonfiction Books, History Books, Writing & Essays Books, Free Books, PDF Books |
Language: | en |
Type: | Digital |
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