Diane Ackerman’s lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.

“Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” –The New York Times

I need to read this book again. And re-learn the lessons.

We ALL get triggered. 

We SEE an image. WE hear a song. WE smell a scent. WE taste something familiar. WE touch a….?

SMH.

Never go back! A different place, date, time :o(