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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100394573358
ISBN-139780394573359
eBay Product ID (ePID)997761
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXix, 331 Pages
Publication NameNatural History of the Senses
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNeurology, General
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Medical
AuthorDiane Ackerman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight23.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN89-043416
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal152.1
SynopsisDiane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in."--The New York Times. (Literature--Classics & Contemporary) From the Trade Paperback edition.