A Natural History of the Senses
In a celebration of our ability to smell, taste, touch, hear, and see, Ackerman weaves together scientific facts with lore, history, and description to create an enchanting account of how humans experience the world.
In a celebration of our ability to smell, taste, touch, hear, and see, Ackerman weaves together scientific facts with lore, history, and description to create an enchanting account of how humans experience the world.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780679735663
Publish date: 28-09-1991
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Philosophy,
Psychology
I really wanted to like this book. There are many gems and fascinating facts scattered throughout these chapters, but I really had a hard time slogging through the whole thing. Originally, these were a series of short essays and you can really tell - all the dense scientific information doesn't real...
I am obsessed with this book! A combination of random scientific/artistic/literary facts AND beautiful prose...sigh.
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