A natural history of the senses / Diane Ackerman.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Random House, c1990Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 331 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0394573358 :
- 152.1 20
- BF233 .A24 1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.
1 Smell. 2 Touch. 3 Taste. 4 Hearing. 5 Vision. 6 Synesthesia
'An intriguing, knowledgeable and compelling book on the science, mood, character and geography of the human senses....In exploring the extreme diversity of the human senses and their incredible variegation from culture to culture, Ms. Ackerman manages to reveal just how exceptional, rather than common, human senses are.'
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