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A Natural History of the Senses
Author | : Diane Ackerman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2011-12-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780307763310 |
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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 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
A Natural History of the Senses
Author | : Diane Ackerman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1991-09-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780679735663 |
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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 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
A Natural History of Love
Author | : Diane Ackerman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780307763327 |
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The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself.
Deep Play
Author | : Diane Ackerman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780307763334 |
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The national bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the ability to play. "Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that puts us in a rapturous mood and awakens the most creative, sentient, and joyful aspects of our inner selves. As Diane Ackerman ranges over a panoply of artistic, spiritual, and athletic activities, from spiritual rapture through extreme sports, we gain a greater sense of what it means to be "in the moment" and totally, transcendentally human. Keenly perceived and written with poetic exuberance, Deep Play enlightens us by revealing the manifold ways we can enhance our lives.
A History of the Senses
Author | : Robert Jütte |
Publsiher | : Polity |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780745629582 |
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Jutte charts the development of our attitudes and relationships to our senses from antiquity through to the 20th century, creating a tapestry of different traditions, images, metaphors, and ideas that have survived through time.
Smell and the Ancient Senses
Author | : Mark Bradley |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2014-12-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317565826 |
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From flowers and perfumes to urban sanitation and personal hygiene, smell—a sense that is simultaneously sublime and animalistic—has played a pivotal role in western culture and thought. Greek and Roman writers and thinkers lost no opportunity to connect the smells that bombarded their senses to the social, political and cultural status of the individuals and environments that they encountered: godly incense and burning sacrifices, seductive scents, aromatic cuisines, stinking bodies, pungent farmyards and festering back-streets. The cultural study of smell has largely focused on pollution, transgression and propriety, but the olfactory sense came into play in a wide range of domains and activities: ancient medicine and philosophy, religion, botany and natural history, erotic literature, urban planning, dining, satire and comedy—where odours, aromas, scents and stenches were rich and versatile components of the ancient sensorium. The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, Smell and the Ancient Senses explores and probes the ways that the olfactory sense can contribute to our perceptions of ancient life, behaviour, identity and morality.
Cultivating Delight
Author | : Diane Ackerman |
Publsiher | : Thorndike Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 078624075X |
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Coming to My Senses
Author | : Alyssa Harad |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2012-07-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781101583678 |
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A sudden love affair with fragrance leads to sensual awakening, self-transformation, and an unexpected homecoming At thirty-six—earnest, bookish, terminally shopping averse—Alyssa Harad thinks she knows herself. Then one day she stumbles on a perfume review blog and, surprised by her seduction by such a girly extravagance, she reads in secret. But one trip to the mall and several dozen perfume samples later, she is happily obsessed with the seductive underworld of scent and the brilliant, quirky people she meets there. If only she could put off planning her wedding a little longer. . . . Thus begins a life-changing journey that takes Harad from a private perfume laboratory in Austin, Texas, to the glamorous fragrance showrooms of New York City and a homecoming in Boise, Idaho, with the women who watched her grow up. With warmth and humor, Harad traces the way her unexpected passion helps her open new frontiers and reclaim traditions she had rejected. Full of lush description, this intimate memoir celebrates the many ways there are to come to our senses.