Perfumes: The A-Z Guide

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‘I’ve long wished perfumery to be taken seriously as an art, and for scent critics to be as fierce as opera critics, and for the wearers of certain “fragrances” to be hissed in public, while others are cheered. This year has brought Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, which I breathed in, rather than read, in one delighted gulp.’ Hilary Mantel, Guardian Perfumes: The Guide is the culmination of Turin’s lifelong obsession and rare scientific flair and Sanchez’s stylish and devoted blogging about every scent that she’s ever loved and loathed. Together they make a fine and utterly persuasive argument for the unrecognised craft of perfume-making. Perfume writing has certainly never been this honest, compelling or downright entertaining.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1846681278
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Profile Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 22 Oct. 2009
Edition ‏ : ‎ Main
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781846681271
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846681271
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 796 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14 x 3.4 x 19 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 237 in Consumer Guides 256 in Manufacturing Industry 643 in Service Industry
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