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.
#1851573 in Books D.C. Heath 1994-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 5.50 x .50l; #File Name: 0669331457221 pages
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