The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses by Chandler Burr
The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses

Chandler Burr

The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses

Chandler Burr

480 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science reflective slow-paced
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Luca Turin was born with an uncannily powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the world's most refined perfumes to the air on the New York subways. A scientist, he kept his powers to himself, concentrating on other fie...

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