From the Book - 1st U.S. ed.
Nombre noir : how I got into perfume --
How perfumes are composed --
What perfumes are not about : memory and sex --
What perfumes are about : beauty and intelligence --
A visit to the perfume museum --
Why 'natural' does not always mean good --
Why 'chemical' does not always mean bad --
The beginnings of smell : chemical words --
Smell becomes perfume : chemical poems --
Reading the poem line by line --
How molecules are made --
A problem of nomenclature --
The landscape of smell --
Evolution as the great locksmith --
The smell in the mirror --
The smell of rocket fuel in the morning --
The revival of vibration --
Searching for the way it works --
The search for ripples --
A close brush with smell --
John Blaha's observation --
Where I come in : the polarograph --
Protein semiconductors --
Revelation in Portugal --
Experiments in a locked room --
The future of fragrance --
Potato crisps and other art forms --
