The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram
Buy on AmazonWinner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception.…
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"Books like "The Alphabet Versus the Goddess," by Leonard Shlain, or "The Spell of the Sensuous," by David Abram. These are my textbooks of science and philosophy."
By the Book: Ani Difranco · nytimes.com