A Natural History of the Senses
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394269535 (0394269535)
Publish date: February 28th 1995
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Reference,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Philosophy,
Psychology
Did not finish; I thought it would be a science book but it was not.
A loosely-connected farrago of things the author has read or thought about the senses, expressed with verve, sometimes vivid, sometimes ill-considered metaphors. Sadly it could be better.
A beautiful book exploring the human senses. It will leave you with a new appreciation for vanilla.
This beautiful book explores the science behind our five senses in lush, sensual narrative. Ackerman is a poet and her lyrical abilities are seen in her writing: the reader experiences each sense with her. Apparently this is a companion book to a PBS series but it can be read without having seen t...
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