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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 570,351 ratings — published 1985
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The Case Against Fragrance The Case Against Fragrance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 528 ratings — published 2017
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The Perfume Companion: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent The Perfume Companion: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 77 ratings — published
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Atlas of Botanical Fragrance Atlas of Botanical Fragrance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 159 ratings — published
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Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 140 ratings — published 2021
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The Diary of a Nose: A Year in the Life of a Parfumeur The Diary of a Nose: A Year in the Life of a Parfumeur (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 521 ratings — published 2009
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On the Scent: Unlocking the Mysteries of Smell -- and How Its Loss Can Change Your World On the Scent: Unlocking the Mysteries of Smell -- and How Its Loss Can Change Your World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 37 ratings — published
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The Ghost Perfumer: Creed, Lies, & the Scent of the Century The Ghost Perfumer: Creed, Lies, & the Scent of the Century (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.82 — 185 ratings — published
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Scent and Subversion: Decoding A Century Of Provocative Perfume Scent and Subversion: Decoding A Century Of Provocative Perfume (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 262 ratings — published 2013
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The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,549 ratings — published 2008
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The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 912 ratings — published 2006
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Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 878 ratings — published 2001
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Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 656 ratings — published 2012
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No Tomorrow (Killing Eve, #2) No Tomorrow (Killing Eve, #2)
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avg rating 3.97 — 12,304 ratings — published 2018
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Codename Villanelle (Killing Eve, #1) Codename Villanelle (Killing Eve, #1)
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avg rating 3.53 — 28,342 ratings — published 2014
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Pat the Bunny Pat the Bunny (Board Book)
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avg rating 4.09 — 24,630 ratings — published 1940
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I Love My Bunny (Love Meez #3) (3) I Love My Bunny (Love Meez #3) (3)
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avg rating 3.59 — 49 ratings — published 2015
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Tails Tails (Board book)
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avg rating 4.18 — 4,418 ratings — published 2003
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Color Dog Color Dog (Novelty Book)
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avg rating 4.55 — 78 ratings — published 2015
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (Doctor Proctor #1) Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (Doctor Proctor #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 3,715 ratings — published 2007
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Scented Adventures Of The Bouquet Sisters In Fairyland Scented Adventures Of The Bouquet Sisters In Fairyland (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 2011
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Scented Garden Scented Garden (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 33 ratings — published 1981
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Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 116 ratings — published
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The Smell Culture Reader The Smell Culture Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 12 ratings — published 2006
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The Scent Trail The Scent Trail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 189 ratings — published 2007
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The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 292 ratings — published 2011
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Perfume Bottles (Pocket Collectibles) Perfume Bottles (Pocket Collectibles)
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avg rating 4.05 — 20 ratings — published 2006
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Perfumes: The Guide Perfumes: The Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 431 ratings — published 2018
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SCENTS OF THE TIME SCENTS OF THE TIME (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 35 ratings — published 1999
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The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems about Perfume The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems about Perfume (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.75 — 12 ratings — published 2014
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Urban Smellscapes Urban Smellscapes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published 2013
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Designing with Smell: Practices, Techniques and Challenges Designing with Smell: Practices, Techniques and Challenges (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
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Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1998
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Perfume: A Century of Scents Perfume: A Century of Scents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 366 ratings — published 2015
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Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfumes For Well-being Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfumes For Well-being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 87 ratings — published 2005
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Jasmine: The Flowers of Grasse Jasmine: The Flowers of Grasse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1996
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The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,158 ratings — published
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The Smell of Fresh Rain: The Unexpected Pleasures of Our Most Elusive Sense The Smell of Fresh Rain: The Unexpected Pleasures of Our Most Elusive Sense (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 85 ratings — published 2017
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Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 219 ratings — published
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The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 223 ratings — published 1982
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Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 425 ratings — published 2014
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In Search of Perfumes: A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents In Search of Perfumes: A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 441 ratings — published 2021
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That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 339 ratings — published 2012
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Full Bloom Full Bloom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 1,721 ratings — published 2025
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Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 130 ratings — published 2022
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Common Scents: Poetry, Modernity, and a Revolution of the Senses (Suny Series, Lit in Theory) Common Scents: Poetry, Modernity, and a Revolution of the Senses (Suny Series, Lit in Theory)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Pink Pepper in Perfumery Pink Pepper in Perfumery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Orange in Perfumery Orange in Perfumery (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Museum of Scent: Exploring the Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance The Museum of Scent: Exploring the Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 55 ratings — published
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Sneha Subramanian Kanta
“We have the geometry
of billows as prayer, the fen-
nel-scented sky, hoarfrost.”
Sneha Subramanian Kanta

Erik Pevernagie
“We need not be afraid of second-guessing our firm convictions or our holy truths because they often look like dazzling poppies or scented daffodils wilting after a while as if they had never existed. (“Measuring space”)”
Erik Pevernagie

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