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| The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell | 
 enlarge | Author: Rachel Herz
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 57776
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0060825375
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.166
EAN: 9780060825379
ASIN: 0060825375
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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 Stellar Perspectives on a Highly Underreported Subject January 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Essentially the only time we realize the wonder and value of our sense of smell is when we temporarily lose it during head colds and the like. When one's sense of taste is effectively obstructed we quickly come to an understanding of its value, but this most taken for granted of our senses has for whatever reason never been fully understood or documented until now, at least not for the general reader. Dr. Herz has delivered THE SCENT OF DESIRE, a book she is uniquely qualified to write as she has made a career of investigating, experimenting and reporting on the sense of smell. Her researches have produced a small gem of a book filled with anecdotal and scientific evidence and investigative research that fills a void which until I read it, I didn't know existed but a void it certainly was. This is a page-turner with a delightful clarity to the writing that took this reader well beyond all expectations. Highly recommended, and I eagerly await the sequel.
 Some implausible theories January 7, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Full of facts that will interest and fascinate. Some theories are definitely more plausible than others (homosexuality and scent connection ???!!!), and some studies are definitely questionnable (author claims aromatherapy has no actual effect on people, that it's all psychological, thereby disproving her whole thesis that aromas in general affect us!!). NOT to be used as The Bible of Scent, by any means.
Who knew? December 2, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a physician, I didn't think that I had much to learn from this book, nor a reason to really care. WRONG. Dr. Herz tells us things that impact our every waking hour. I can't stop talking about this book! You will be intrigued by her research and stories. Your nose will have an elevated place in heart. Highly recommended.
Who'd have thought? November 7, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Until I read The Scent of Desire, I never really
thought very much about my sense of smell. Things
smelled either good or bad and that was about it. It
had never occurred to me that so much of what I
thought was taste was actually smell or that scent had
anything to do with who I was attracted to. After reading this book, I will no longer take my sense of smell for granted!
This book is Fascinating, Witty and Articulate! October 12, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was lucky enough to get a galley copy, and I have already read the whole thing - cover to cover, twice. The examples, the author's experiences, the hypotheses, all rolled into one are just simply fascinating. I truly believe scent is the most important sense, and it really changed my life. Scent triggers memory, thus I used scent as a way to study for the bar exam. I used a "scent roll stick." It was clove flavored and I used to practically bathe in it every time I cracked a book to study. The day I sat for the bar I rubbed it all over me, so much so that the girl next to me was mildly offended. However, I passed the test with flying colors! Thank you Dr. Herz! -Theresa Rose Nickols, Esq.
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