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A Natural History of the Senses

by Diane Ackerman

1990 331 pages eng ★ 4.0 (4 ratings)

A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see. Poet, pilot, naturalist, journalist, essayist, and explorer, Diane Ackerman weaves together scientific fact with lore, history, and voluptuous description. The resulting work is a startling…

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