![]() “What is most amazing is not how our senses span distance or cultures, but how they span time. The book was the inspiration for the five-part Nova miniseries Mystery of the Senses (1995) in which Ackerman appeared as the presenter. ![]() In this book, Ackerman examines both the science of how the different senses work, and the varied means by which different cultures have sought to stimulate the senses. – Diane Ackerman, "found poetry" from A Natural History of the Senses Ī Natural History of the Senses is a 1990 non-fiction book by American author, poet, and naturalist Diane Ackerman. It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery,īut what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. To groom one's curiosity like a high-spirited thoroughbred,Ĭlimb aboard, and gallop over the thick, sun-struck hills every day. ![]() The great affair, the love affair with life, ![]()
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