Very powerful and moving, the true story of a Polish couple who were zookeepers in Warsaw during the time of World War II and who hid and saved refuges from the Nazis. Ackerman delved deeply into the lives and events of the Polish during this terrible period, but she also brought some lightness ...
I'm not sure I would have enjoyed this memoir as much had the writer and her husband who suffered the stroke not been writers and, more accurately, wordsmiths. Ackerman writes beautifully even amidst the horrors of West's stroke and five-year recovery. The book would challenge anyone to ask whe...
(from Semper Augustus)Having previously read Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses, comprised of wit and beautiful prose, anecdotes from both nature and history, insightful depth into the nature of our five senses, and scientific fact, I expected a lot from A Natural History of Love. ...
Off the Shelf writer Meg Miller reviewed A Natural History of the Senses on OfftheShelf.com. Ode de Parfum: A Natural History of the Senses by Meg MillerOne of my most recounted stories comes from Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of the Senses. Whenever anyone mentions anything about a keen sen...