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Diane ackerman born october 7, 1948 is an american poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her wideranging curiosity and poetic explorations of the natural world. A natural history of the senses by diane ackerman, paperback. Read a natural history of the senses online, read in mobile or kindle. One of the real tests of writers, notes ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, is how well they write about smells. As in her book a natural history of the senses, diane ackerman explores her topic in depth and with gusto. A natural history of the senses by diane ackerman goodreads. Diane ackerman ackerman weaves together scientific fact with lore, history, and.
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