The Emperor of Scent |
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Author:
| Burr, Chandler |
ISBN: | 978-1-4481-5149-3 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Imprint: | Cornerstone Digital |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.
In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.