香水不只是種產品，更是幾世紀以來，人類用來保持神奇與奧秘氣氛的方法之一。 作者研究香水並實地演練如何製造香水，從而體會出香水的藝術是種心靈的運作過程，也是美學的養成過程。它一度是神聖、卻也是世俗的，既屬於精神層次又是物質面，既神秘又現代，真實可觸卻又難以捉摸，奧妙精深卻也極端膚淺。

To women the whole world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the master himself takes you through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing the key methods and recipes involved in this mysterious alchemy. Ellena provides an insider's tour int...(展开全部)

To women the world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume, Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the legendary Ellena himself takes the reader through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing key methods and "recipes" involved in this mysterious alchemy. Perfume is an extremely com...(展开全部)

人體感官本身的意義 　自認相當進化的人類仍為愛、欲、忠誠和熱情而痛苦，要了解這樣的狂熱，必須先了解感官。 　《感官之旅》一書在探索五官知覺的起源與發展，它們在各文化間的差異，它們的範疇和聲譽，它們的傳說及科學根據，使具有嚴謹心智的人類能在此駐足欣賞，並更深入了解人體感官本身的意義。 作者簡介 黛安．艾克曼（Diane Ackerman） 　集詩人、紐約客等雜誌專欄作家、記者、探險家於一身，本行卻是康乃爾、哥倫比亞大學的文學教授。對自然事物永遠充滿文藝復興式的好奇與熱情。 　著有《屬於甜美笑聲的美洲豹》（Jaguar of Sweet Laughter）等詩集及其他著作多種。 譯者簡介 莊安祺 　台灣大學外文系畢業，美國印地安納大學英美文學碩士，現任職傳播媒體。譯作有《愛之旅》、《感官之旅》、《大地怒吼》、《AQ》、《7 種 IQ》等。

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to...(展开全部)

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to...(展开全部)

伊恩·特里吉利斯是一位大胡子江湖医生和某个名誉扫地的塔罗牌预言师的儿子。他还是另一位大胡子乔治·马丁的天才徒弟。 他在明尼苏达州出生长大，他的父母为了躲避一位佛兰德亲王的怒火而逃到了那里。(按他的说法，详细的故事还会牵扯到一艘荷兰不定期货船与一匹偷来的马。)如今他和妻子与一只饮食过量的猫住在新墨西哥州，而他在那里与作家、科学家及其他“恶党”为伍。 伊恩·特里吉利斯毕业于明尼苏达州州立大学，物理学博士。现就职于美国洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室。代表作品：“炼金术战争”系列，“神魔二战”系列。

Chaos surrounds us. Seemingly random events -- the flapping of a flag, a storm-driven wave striking the shore, a pinball's path -- often appear to have no order, no rational pattern. Explicating the theory of chaos and the consequences of its principal findings -- that actual, precise rules may govern such apparently random behavior -- has been a major part of the work of Edwar...(展开全部)

Chaos surrounds us. Seemingly random events -- the flapping of a flag, a storm-driven wave striking the shore, a pinball's path -- often appear to have no order, no rational pattern. Explicating the theory of chaos and the consequences of its principal findings -- that actual, precise rules may govern such apparently random behavior -- has been a major part of the work of Edwar...(展开全部)

在探索感官的歷程中， 我們既是旅人，也是詩人。 拿破崙曾告訴約瑟芬，在他們見面前兩週不要沐浴， 好讓他盡情享受她天然的氣味…… 為什麼我們渴望與戀人深吻，交換體液？ 當我們憂鬱、沮喪，或是任何需要撫慰的時刻， 我們就想食用巧克力？ 英國浪漫詩人如此歌頌，聽得到的旋律是甜美的， 但聽不到的更美…… 人類靈魂在這世界上所能做的最偉大的事就是看。