Bibliograph

Revelations in air, a guidebook to smell, Jude Stewart

Type

Label

Revelations in air, a guidebook to smell, Jude Stewart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Revelations in air

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1239650009

Responsibility statement

Jude Stewart

Sub title

a guidebook to smell

Summary

"An extraordinary, strange, and startlingly beautiful exploration of smell, the least understood of our five senses Overlapping with taste yet larger in scope, smell is the sense that comes closest to pure perception. Smell can collapse space and time, unlocking memories and transporting us to worlds both new and familiar. Yet as clearly as each of us can recognize different smells--the bright tang of citrus, freshly sharpened pencils, parched earth after rain--few of us understand how and why we smell. In Revelations in Air, Jude Stewart takes us on a fascinating journey into the weird and wonderful world of smell. Beginning with lessons on the incredible biology and history of how our noses work, Stewart teaches us how to use our noses like experts. Once we're properly equipped and ready to sniff, Stewart explores a range of smells-from lavender, cut grass and hot chocolate to cannabis and old books-using smell as a lens into art, history, science, and more. With an engaging colorful design and exercises for readers to refine their own skills, Revelations in Air goes beyond science or history or chemistry--it's a doorway into the surprising, pleasurable, and unfamiliar landscape of smell"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part one: the nose -- Part two: the smells. Flowery and herbal ; Sweet ; Savory ; Earthy ; Resinous ; Funky ; Sharp and pungent ; Salty and nutty ; Tingling and fresh ; Otherworldly -- Conclusion

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