The scent of desire : discovering our enigmatic sense of smell / Rachel Herz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : William Morrow, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxi, 266 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0060825375 : HRD
  • 97800608253724.95
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.1/66 22
LOC classification:
  • BF271 .H46 2007
Contents:
The sense of desire -- As you like it -- Scents of time -- Aroma and therapy -- Scents and sensuality -- The odor of the other -- Craving -- A whiff of the future.
Summary: A tour of the psychology, biology, and sociology of the olfactory sense explores smell and how it is interconnected with human survival, drawing on research and personal accounts to illuminate the sense's relevance in everyday life.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.

The sense of desire -- As you like it -- Scents of time -- Aroma and therapy -- Scents and sensuality -- The odor of the other -- Craving -- A whiff of the future.

A tour of the psychology, biology, and sociology of the olfactory sense explores smell and how it is interconnected with human survival, drawing on research and personal accounts to illuminate the sense's relevance in everyday life.

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