The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and SurvivalSimon and Schuster, 18. sep. 2003 - 272 sider Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on their noses. From over-the-counter sinus remedies to cosmetic surgery, aromatherapy to Chanel no. 5, we are a nation immersed in all things nasal. But how did this one vital organ become an object of beauty, a status symbol, the basis for judging character? What led to the invention of cotton tissues? Why do we follow our noses when seeking a mate -- or choosing a president? The Nose is a fascinating tour of its subject through history and biology, art and culture, sex and sensibility, sickness and health. Gabrielle Glaser breathes life into her research by offering engaging anecdotes and personal interviews with physicians and their patients; members of the FDA and the Fragrance Foundation; a rabbi who contemplates the nose in sacred Jewish texts; and a plastic surgeon who finally puts his own proboscis under the knife. Sure to awaken the senses of anyone who has pondered, probed, concealed, or cosmetically altered their noses, this book proves that there¹s more to the nose than meets the eye. |
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... Up the Nose 73 PART TWO: THE NOSE AND MODERN SCIENCE 93 5 What Smells? 95 6 The Recreational Nose: A Glimpse 127 7 Past Scents: Odor and Memory 134 8 The Sinus Business 150 PART THREE: THE COMMERCIAL NOSE 179 9 Smells Like Money.
... Up the Nose 73 PART TWO: THE NOSE AND MODERN SCIENCE 93 5 What Smells? 95 6 The Recreational Nose: A Glimpse 127 7 Past Scents: Odor and Memory 134 8 The Sinus Business 150 PART THREE: THE COMMERCIAL NOSE 179 9 Smells Like Money.
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... NOSE 179 9 Smells Like Money 181 10 The War on Stink: Banishing Body Odor 202 11 From the Bronx to America: Odyssey of a Nose 214 Epilogue 243 Notes 251 Ac knowledgments 261 one Memoir of a Nose W hen I was growing ~ vin ~ Contents.
... NOSE 179 9 Smells Like Money 181 10 The War on Stink: Banishing Body Odor 202 11 From the Bronx to America: Odyssey of a Nose 214 Epilogue 243 Notes 251 Ac knowledgments 261 one Memoir of a Nose W hen I was growing ~ vin ~ Contents.
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Memoir of a Nose | 1 |
HISTORY OF THE NOSE THE FIRST TWO MILLENNIA | 15 |
Centuries of Stench | 17 |
The History of Science As Told Through the Nose | 46 |
Nagasaki Up the Nose | 73 |
THE NOSE AND MODERN SCIENCE | 93 |
What Smells? | 95 |
A Glimpse | 127 |
Odor and Memory | 134 |
The Sinus Business | 150 |
Smells Like Money | 181 |
Epilogue | 243 |
Notes | 251 |
Ac knowledgments | 261 |
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