num_pages: 352
description: 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.
language: English
title: A Natural History of the Senses
titlecomplete: A Natural History of the Senses
genres: Biology, Essays, Philosophy, Science, Natural History, Nature, Poetry, Psychology, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 7530
publisher: Vintage