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100 1 $aVroon, P. A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79018689
240 10 $aVerborgen verleider.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97010238
245 10 $aSmell :$bthe secret seducer /$cPiet Vroon ; with Anton van Amerongen and Hans de Vries ; translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent.
250 $a1st Farrar, Straus and Giroux ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFarrar, Straus & Giroux,$c1997.
300 $ax, 226 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226).
505 00 $g1.$tThe History of Smelling --$g2.$tThe Olfactory Organ --$g3.$tThe Nature of Smell --$g4.$tSmell Over One's Lifetime --$g5.$tSmell and Memory --$g6.$tOdor-Driven Behavior --$g7.$tPerfumes and Olfactory Passports --$g8.$tOlfactory Disorders --$g9.$tConclusion.
520 $aSmell: The Secret Seducer is a cultural history, a compendium of odd facts, and a kind of tribute to the sense of smell, which, of the five senses, is the one we most commonly take for granted.
520 8 $aPiet Vroon is a psychologist in the Netherlands, and in this odd and surprising book he demonstrates that the sense of smell is vital to our experience of the world, which would be much less interesting and intelligible without its odors, fragrances, aromas, and scents. Imagine being overcome unexpectedly by poison gas, being unable to smell the slyly fruity bouquet of a fine wine, or having no idea what one's lover smells like. A world without smell would be a sadly diminished place.
520 8 $aHow we smell is Vroon's subject and his metier. In a brief history of smelling, Vroon shows how over time some cultures have exalted strong smells (associating them with passion, virility, and excitement), while others have considered them the evidence of decadence and barbarism. In Vroon's view, Western culture has been so thoroughly cleansed of unpleasant odors and stenches that we take the olfactory sense for granted.
650 0 $aSmell$xPhysiological aspects.
650 0 $aSmell$xPsychological aspects.
700 1 $aAmerongen, Anton van,$d1959-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97035285
700 1 $aVries, Hans de,$d1949-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97035286
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