A Monthly Collection of Librarian-selected Books by Topic
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October 2024: Come to Your Senses
Senses
- A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (DB 31615)
- Sensory Exotica: A World Beyond Human Experience by Howard C. Hughes (DB 53260)
- Where We Meet the World: The Story of the Senses by Ashley Ward (DBC29772)
Sight
- The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing by James Elkins (DB 44561)
- There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness by M. Leona Godin (DB 104014/BR 23825)
- The World I Live in by Helen Keller (DB 57951/BR 15462)
- Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter's Journey Into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination by Sadie Dingfelder (DB 123009)
Sound
- A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous by Caspar Henderson (DB 116990 by BR 25328 In Process)
- Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives by Jane Brox (DB 99527)
- The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox (DB 78570/BR 20510)
- Untold Story of the Talking Book by Matthew Rubery (DB 87099/BR 21875)
Touch
- Texture Over Taste by Joshua Weissman (DB 117163/BR 25296 In Process)
- Body Piercing and Tattoos by Hester L. Furey, Book Editor (DB 84082)
- The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration by Sarah Everts (DB 104748)
- Natural Foot Care: Herbal Treatments, Massage, and Exercises for Healthy Feet by Stephanie Tourles (DB 47860)
Taste
- Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained and More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik Sharma (DB 101664/BR 23544)
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat (DB 109561/BR 24300)
- The Terroir of Whiskey: A Distiller's Journey into the Flavor of Place by Robert Arnold (DB 102108)
- Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste by Bianca Bosker (DB 87709)
Smell
- What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert (DB 67921)
- Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers (DB 63740)
- Scent Of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell by Rachel Herz (DB 66464)
- Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent by Denyse Beaulieu (DB 76394/BR 19950)
These books and more are available on digital cartridge (call the Library at 1-800-992-9012 to order) or for download from the National Library Service's (NLS) online Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) database: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
Is there a topic you would like to see featured in a future BTBL Book Buzz? Email your suggestions to the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library at btbl@michigan.gov.
The Braille and Talking Book Library provides library services for individuals unable to use standard print materials. Learn more at Michigan.gov/BTBL.
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