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The Scent Of Desire - Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense Of Smell (Paperback) Loot Price: R368
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The Scent Of Desire - Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense Of Smell (Paperback): Rachel Herz

The Scent Of Desire - Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense Of Smell (Paperback)

Rachel Herz

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Why do some people like a certain aroma and others hate it? Is smell personal or cultural? How does it affect our choices and our actions?

The Scent of Desire is the definitive psychological study of the importance of smell in our lives, from nourishment to procreation to our relationships with other people and the world at large. Located in the same part of the brain that processes emotion, memory, and motivation, this most essential of senses is imperative to our physical and emotional well-being. It was crucial to our ancestors' existence and it remains so today, profoundly shaping our emotional, physical, and even sexual lives.

One of the world's leading experts on the psychology of smell, Rachel Herz investigates how smell functions, what purpose it serves, and how inextricably it is linked to our survival in this compelling, surprising, delightfully informative appreciation of the wonders of this sadly neglected sense.

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Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2008
First published: October 2008
Authors: Rachel Herz
Dimensions: 202 x 134 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-082538-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
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LSN: 0-06-082538-3
Barcode: 9780060825386

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