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A Natural History of the Senses
by Diane Ackerman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0394573358
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573359
- Seller
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Crawfordville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Edges & spine ends show some shelf wear. Prev owner dedication on fep.
a first hand tour de force overview of our 5 bodily senses, from the historical, scientific, philosophical, artistic and literary vantagepoints. With the giddy delight of someone with a rapt attention for fine details, not to mention a true gift for words, this is a rich journey of the subtle and the sublime.
Synopsis
A Natural History of the Senses is a non-fiction book by Diane Ackerman. In this book, Ackerman examines both the science of how the different senses work, and the varied means by which different cultures have sought to stimulate the senses. The book was the inspiration for the five-part Nova miniseries Mystery of the Senses. “What is most amazing is not how our senses span distance or cultures, but how they span time.
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- Bookseller
- UniqReads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2557
- Title
- A Natural History of the Senses
- Author
- Diane Ackerman
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394573358
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573359
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Science, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; science;
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