Kay, Edward
Summary: This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating --- and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses). Then come some specifics such as how and why smells are closely linked to memories, descriptions of some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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Summary: In Nature’s Essential Oils, certified aromatherapist Cher Kaufmann demystifies the how and why behind essential oils, explaining the environmental factors that impact the chemical make-ups of herbs and plants and how they trigger our physical and emotional responses. This thorough and welcoming guide includes recipes for oil blends that can be used in diffusers and personal inhalers as well as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, A division of W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 KAUAftel, Mandy.
Summary: "The "Alice Waters of American natural perfume" (indieperfume.com) celebrates our most potent sense, through five rock stars of the fragrant world. Mandy Aftel is widely acclaimed as a trailblazer in natural perfumery. Over two decades of sourcing the finest aromatic ingredients from all over the world and creating artisanal fragrances, she has been an evangelist for the transformative power...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 AFTMcGee, Harold
Summary: "Smell is such a powerful and revealing sense because it detects actual little pieces of things in the world. It gives us direct evidence of what those things are made of-unlike the indirectness of vision or hearing, which register light waves and air movements. Those little pieces are volatile molecules, so little that they're able to break away from their source and fly invisibly through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 MCGGilbert, Avery N.
Summary: Everything about the sense of smell fascinates us, from its power to evoke memories to its ability to change our moods and influence our behavior. Yet because it is the least understood of the senses, myths abound. For example, contrary to popular belief, the human nose is almost as sensitive as the noses of many animals, including dogs; blind people do not have enhanced powers of smell; and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.86 GILMan-Kong, Mary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E ManYolen, Jane
Summary: Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOLJenkins, Steve
Summary: Describes the odors that some animals have developed to stay safe and thrive in their environments, including the striped skunk, the bombardier beetle, and the honey badger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.4 JENSelsam, Millicent E. (Millicent Ellis)
Summary: Keeping a sharp eye out for clues like animal tracks and odors can help people identify the animals that have passed through an area.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1999
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Summary: In a radical vision for the future of Christianity, American Conservative columnist Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life. From the inside, American churches are hollowed out by the departure of young people and by an insipid pseudo-Christianity. From the outside, they are beset by challenges to religious liberty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.0973 DREHumphreys, Richard
Summary: A first book by a former Royal Navy nuclear submariner describes the daily experiences of his military life during the Cold War, a service marked by claustrophobia, disorientation, body odors, cramped conditions, and constant fear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2020