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The Secret of Scent (Paperback)

by Luca Turin (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (17 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571215386
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571215386
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'The Secret of Scent may be a curiosity, but it is one that will have you smelling the silence of a snowy night.' Observer"

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Funny, irreverent and passionate, "The Secret of Scent" opens the lid on two worlds - the glamorous and highly lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous domain of smell science. Smell is our forgotten sense. Long neglected by science in favour of more prestigious areas of research, it's also barely understood in general life. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell written into the molecules? This book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all perfume lovers., 19 May 2006
By Prince Barry (North of England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Secret of Scent (Hardcover)
At last another book written by the legendary Luca Turin. Fans of his perfume reviews have been waiting for Dr Turin's new book for months, if not years. His Perfume Guide which has been out of print for many years is almost like a bible to the many perfume lovers from around the world.

Now we have The Secret of Scent. It delivers the most amazing and interesting pieces of information for the layman and chemist/perfumer alike. His witty style keeps the prose moving and he makes the complicated parts easy to understand.

For any perfume lover, this book is a must buy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Smell of Success, 21 Jun 2009
By M. Sear (Milton Keynes UK) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for a good friend who has an interest in perfumes. She took it away on a city break and spent large chunks of time reading it instead of touring Budapest. She loved the book - simple as. Easy to read, and insightful is so she described it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing like the description !, 14 Jun 2009
By Craig Purves - See all my reviews
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Although this book is well written I have to say that unless you are already in or SERIOUSLY interested in the chemistry side of scent this is not a book for you !
I could only get through a third of it and I must say that I find all the blurb about it very misleading,there is almost no content about scent,just loads of science on molecules !
VERY,VERY DULL....If you have trouble sleeping try this,dressed up as something it certainly is NOT !!!
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