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The Secret of Scent | 
 enlarge | Author: Luca Turin
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book
List Price: $17.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 633962
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0571215386
EAN: 9780571215386
ASIN: 0571215386
Publication Date: May 17, 2007
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 save your money April 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading Chandler Burr's "The Emperor of Scent" I was anticipating a great contrasting book written from the scientist's point of view. Although Luca is a brilliant scientist and showman...he is not a great author/book writer. The book was a dismal disappointment a choppy one person view monologue. The subject of how Luca turned academia on it's ear by proving the vibration theory of smell....is fascinating. The story of the perfume industry and it's rich history.....mesmerizing. Unfortunately, the tale is well told not in Luca's own book, but Chandler Burr's book "The Emperor of Scent."
 Fun and Furious April 18, 2008
The most fun you can have with chemistry without blowing up the lab!
A natural writer, Turin is both a genius scenteur and scientist. His theory makes complete sense (no pun intended) despite the opposition from entrenched adversaries in the field.
Endows the reader with the vicarious excitement of iconoclastic discovery while honestly acknowledging the frustration of presenting it to the politics of peer-review for publication.
Yet it is a breezy read, hilarious in parts, and completely entertaining! Highly recommended!
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