A Natural History of the Senses
by Diane Ackerman
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Author: Diane AckermanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-09-10
ISBN: 0679735666
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: "The Heady Succulence of Life" (p. 41)
Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine having a witty and informed guided tour of one's own sensory apparatus! That is what Ackerman offers. By turns intensely intellectual and cybaritic, the result is an irresistable romp through the world of newly magnified familiarities.
Some gems: chocolate as "an emotional food" (p. 154). "Hands are messengers of emotion" (p. 118). "The tongue is like a kingdom divided into principalities according to sensory talent" (p. 139).
And on page 20: "Smell was the first of our senses, and it was so successful that in time the small lump of olfactory tissue atop the nerve cord grew into a brain. Our cerebral hemispheres were originally buds from the olfactory stalks. We THINK because we SMELLED."
Highly recommended. A terrific mental flight while trying to endure air travel!
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