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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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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, 612.8Showing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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A Natural History of the Senses
December 2003, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
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A Natural History of the Senses
January 31, 2002, Peter Smith Pub Inc
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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
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1857994035 9781857994032
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Natural History of the Senses
May 1995, Vintage Books USA
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Natural History of the Senses
February 1995, Random House Inc (P), Vintage, 1995
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A natural history of the senses
1991, Vintage Books
in English
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A natural history of the senses
1990, Random House
Hardcover
in English
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