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Books : The Secret of ScentIn association with Amazon.comby: Luca Turin  Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks
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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780571215386 ISBN: 0571215386 Label: Faber and Faber Manufacturer: Faber and Faber Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 17, 2007 Publisher: Faber and Faber Studio: Faber and Faber Sales Rank: 468422 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - save your moneyAfter reading Chandler Burr's "The Emperor of Scent" I was anticipating a great contrasting book written from the scientist's point of view. Although Luca is a brilliant scientist and showman...he is not a great author/book writer. The book was a dismal disappointment a choppy one person view monologue. The subject of how Luca turned academia on it's ear by proving the vibration theory of smell....is fascinating. The story of the perfume industry and it's rich history.....mesmerizing. Unfortunately, ... Read More Rating:  - Fun and FuriousThe most fun you can have with chemistry without blowing up the lab! A natural writer, Turin is both a genius scenteur and scientist. His theory makes complete sense (no pun intended) despite the opposition from entrenched adversaries in the field. Endows the reader with the vicarious excitement of iconoclastic discovery while honestly acknowledging the frustration of presenting it to the politics of peer-review for publication. Yet it is a breezy read, hilarious in parts, and completely ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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