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. (Literature--Classics & Contemporary). gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the Senses take in." --The New York Times. . . " Delightful .
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