The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession

The Emperor of Scent tells of the scientific maverick Luca Turin, a connoisseur and something of an...
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Author: Chandler Burr
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Language: English
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The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession by Burr, Chandler

The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession

$270.18

The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession

$270.18
Author: Chandler Burr
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The Emperor of Scent tells of the scientific maverick Luca Turin, a connoisseur and something of an aesthete who wrote a bestselling perfume guide and bandied about an outrageous new theory on the human sense of smell. Drawing on cutting-edge work in biology, chemistry, and physics, Turin used his obsession with perfume and his eerie gift for smell to turn the cloistered worlds of the smell business and science upside down, leading to a solution to the last great mystery of the senses: how the nose works.

Author: Chandler Burr
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 02/10/2004
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780375759819

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 69203 / Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses


Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

About the Author
Chandler Burr is the author of A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation. He has contributed to The Atlantic and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

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