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Pages: 354
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Diane 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 Yo
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Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Diane Ackerman
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-09-10 - Publisher: Vintage

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Pages: 386
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A History of the Senses
Language: en
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Smell and the Ancient Senses
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