Understanding my Place in the World
Explore curated books for understanding your place in the world, from Diane Ackerman’s science classic *A Natural History of the Senses* to Henry Miller’s *Tropic of Cancer* and the poetry of Langston Hughes.
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A Natural History of the Senses
by Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. “Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times
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Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller
The account of a young writer and his friends in free-wheeling Paris.
