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An edition of A Natural History of the Senses (1990)

A natural history of the senses

1st Vintage Books ed.

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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 and enchanting account of how human beings experience and savor the world. A Natural History of the Senses is at once an ingenious exploration of the physical processes underlying our perceptions and an eloquent ode to life -- a rare combination of science and poetry. - Jacket flap.

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Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
331

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Subjects

Human behavior, Manners and customs, Senses and sensation, Sense organs, Mœurs et coutumes, Comportement humain, Waarneming, Sens et sensations, Percepcao (psicologia), Sinne, New York Times reviewed, Psychology, Sensation, Social Behavior, Percepção (aspectos antropológicos), Sentidos, Behavior, Bf233 .a24 1990, Wl 700 a182 1990, 152.1, 612.8
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Cover of: A Natural History of the Senses
A Natural History of the Senses
December 2003, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
in English
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A Natural History of the Senses
January 31, 2002, Peter Smith Pub Inc
Hardcover
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A Natural History of the Senses
February 5, 1996, Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Natural History of the Senses
February 1995, Random House Inc (P), Vintage, 1995
Paperback
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Natural History of the Senses
May 1995, Vintage Books USA
Hardcover in English
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A natural history of the senses
1991, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: A natural history of the senses
A natural history of the senses
1990, Random House
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
152.1
Library of Congress
BF233 .A24 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 331 p. ;
Number of pages
331

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OL1566147M
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0679735666
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91050048
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23691031, 40504220
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2298
Goodreads
76611

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"Nothing is more memorable than a smell."

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