数量xxxii, 654 pages : ; 24 cm.
一般注記Preface: My first grouse -- Introduction: A sense for the essential -- Part 1. Simplest smells. Among the stars -- Planet Earth, early life, stinking sulfur -- Life's starter set -- Part 2. Animals, dependence, mobility, microbiomes. Animal bodies -- Animal signals -- The human animal -- Part 3. Land, plants: independence, immobility, virtuosity. Sweet smells of success -- Plant volatile families : green, fruity, flowery, spicy -- Moss, trees, grasses, weeds -- Flowers -- Edible greens and herbs -- Edible roots and seeds : staples and spices -- Fruits -- Part 4. Land, waters, after-life. The land : soil, fungi, stone -- The waters : plankton, seaweeds, shellfish, fish -- After-life : smoke, asphalt, industry -- Part 5. Chosen smells. Fragrances -- Cooked foods -- Cured and fermented foods -- Conclusion: My second grouse.