Perfumista's Library Part 1 - Non-Fiction

1.
Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume
Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume 4.09 avg rating — 834 ratings
2.
Perfumes: The Guide
Perfumes: The Guide 4.20 avg rating — 1,704 ratings
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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 4.16 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
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Scent and Subversion: Decoding A Century Of Provocative Perfume
Scent and Subversion: Decoding A Century Of Provocative Perfume 3.96 avg rating — 256 ratings
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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 3.88 avg rating — 1,496 ratings
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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 3.74 avg rating — 876 ratings
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The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell
The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell 3.77 avg rating — 474 ratings
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Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride
Coming to My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride 3.97 avg rating — 412 ratings
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Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent 3.74 avg rating — 585 ratings
10.
A Natural History of the Senses
A Natural History of the Senses 4.15 avg rating — 7,852 ratings
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The Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent
The Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent 3.45 avg rating — 272 ratings
12.
Perfume: A Century of Scents
Perfume: A Century of Scents 3.86 avg rating — 345 ratings
13.
My Story
My Story
by: Jo Malone
4.33 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
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Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances
Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances 4.75 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Perfumes: The Guide
Perfumes: The Guide 4.20 avg rating — 1,704 ratings
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The Secret Of Scent
The Secret Of Scent 3.74 avg rating — 876 ratings
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Quintessentially Perfume
Quintessentially Perfume 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume 3.51 avg rating — 1,219 ratings
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Floating Gold: A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris
Floating Gold: A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris 3.67 avg rating — 353 ratings
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Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent
Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent 3.74 avg rating — 418 ratings
21.
Cult Perfumes: The World's Most Exclusive Perfumeries
Cult Perfumes: The World's Most Exclusive Perfumeries 3.81 avg rating — 57 ratings
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The Essence of Perfume
The Essence of Perfume
by: Roja Dove
4.23 avg rating — 84 ratings
23.
A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer
A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer 3.86 avg rating — 393 ratings
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Dior: The Perfumes
Dior: The Perfumes 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
25.
The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination
The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination 3.82 avg rating — 209 ratings
26.
Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent 3.74 avg rating — 585 ratings
27.
The Smell Culture Reader
The Smell Culture Reader 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
28.
The Scent Trail
The Scent Trail 3.51 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Spritzing to Success with the Woman Who Brought an Industry to Its Senses
Spritzing to Success with the Woman Who Brought an Industry to Its Senses 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
29.
Bulgari: The Perfume of Gems
Bulgari: The Perfume of Gems 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
31.
Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell
Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells
Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells 4.06 avg rating — 289 ratings
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Perfume
Perfume 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Christian Dior: The Spirit of Perfumes
Christian Dior: The Spirit of Perfumes 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
35.
The Fragrant Past
The Fragrant Past 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Парфюм. История ароматов XX века
Парфюм. История ароматов XX века 3.86 avg rating — 345 ratings
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Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Parfums mythiques. Эксклюзивная коллекция легендарных духов
Parfums mythiques. Эксклюзивная коллекция легендарных духов really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Odoratus Sexualis: A Scientific and Literary Study of Sexual Scents and Erotic Perfumes
Odoratus Sexualis: A Scientific and Literary Study of Sexual Scents and Erotic Perfumes 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Blagoukhannost': Vospominaniia Parfiumera
Blagoukhannost': Vospominaniia Parfiumera really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Цивилизация запахов
Цивилизация запахов 3.51 avg rating — 82 ratings
41.
History of perfume
History of perfume really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
41.
Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin
Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin 4.62 avg rating — 34 ratings
44.
Aroma
Aroma 4.03 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Art of Perfume: Discovering and Collecting Perfume Bottles
Art of Perfume: Discovering and Collecting Perfume Bottles 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Perfume Bottles
Perfume Bottles 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The H&R Book: Fragrance Guide Feminine Notes - Fragrances on the International Market
The H&R Book: Fragrance Guide Feminine Notes - Fragrances on the International Market 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
48.
The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics
The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics 4.05 avg rating — 286 ratings
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Perfume: Joy, Scandal, Sin - A Cultural History of Fragrance from 1750 to the Present
Perfume: Joy, Scandal, Sin - A Cultural History of Fragrance from 1750 to the Present 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
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The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour
The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
51.
Essence of Perfume
Essence of Perfume
by: Roja Dove
4.23 avg rating — 84 ratings
51.
The Perfume Guide
The Perfume Guide 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
53.
Fragrances of the World
Fragrances of the World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Perfume: Photographs and text (A Dutton visual book)
Perfume: Photographs and text (A Dutton visual book) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Book of Perfumes
The Book of Perfumes 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Perfume and Scent Bottle Collecting With Prices
Perfume and Scent Bottle Collecting With Prices 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Editions de parfums Frédéric Malle: The First Twenty Years
Editions de parfums Frédéric Malle: The First Twenty Years it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Chanel: Fashion, Jewelry And Watches, Fragrance And Beauty
Chanel: Fashion, Jewelry And Watches, Fragrance And Beauty 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion
That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion 3.66 avg rating — 335 ratings
60.
Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfumes for Well-Being
Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfumes for Well-Being 3.90 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Guerlain
Guerlain 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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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 3.84 avg rating — 494 ratings
63.
Perfume (Le Snob Guides)
Perfume (Le Snob Guides) 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Aroma: The Magic of Essential Oils in Foods and Fragrance
Aroma: The Magic of Essential Oils in Foods and Fragrance 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings
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The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems about Perfume
The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems about Perfume 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Scent: The Mysterious and Essential Powers of Smell
Scent: The Mysterious and Essential Powers of Smell 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
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What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life
What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life 3.54 avg rating — 313 ratings
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Jasmine: The Flowers of Grasse
Jasmine: The Flowers of Grasse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition
Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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SCENTS OF THE TIME
SCENTS OF THE TIME 3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Perfume: The Art and Science of Scent
Perfume: The Art and Science of Scent 3.89 avg rating — 74 ratings
72.
Chemistry of Fragrances: From Perfumer to Consumer
Chemistry of Fragrances: From Perfumer to Consumer 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Olfaction and the Brain
Olfaction and the Brain 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Neurology of Olfaction (Cambridge Medicine
The Neurology of Olfaction (Cambridge Medicine 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Biochemistry of Taste and Olfaction (A monograph series / the Nutrition Foundation)
Biochemistry of Taste and Olfaction (A monograph series / the Nutrition Foundation) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books) 3.67 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense
Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense 3.97 avg rating — 688 ratings
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On the Scent: A journey through the science of smell
On the Scent: A journey through the science of smell 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
79.
Smell: The Secret Seducer
Smell: The Secret Seducer 3.17 avg rating — 135 ratings
80.
Frédéric Malle: On Perfume Making
Frédéric Malle: On Perfume Making 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
81.
Homemade Perfume Recipes: Perfume Making Made Easy
Homemade Perfume Recipes: Perfume Making Made Easy 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Glamour: Women, History, Feminism
Glamour: Women, History, Feminism 3.65 avg rating — 165 ratings
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The Role of Olfaction on Human Psychology: Your Sense of Smell Turns Out to Be Hot-Wired to your Emotional Brain
The Role of Olfaction on Human Psychology: Your Sense of Smell Turns Out to Be Hot-Wired to your Emotional Brain liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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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 3.60 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Scented
Scented 3.60 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Smells: A Cultural History of Odours in Early Modern Times
Smells: A Cultural History of Odours in Early Modern Times 3.51 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Perfume: In Search of Your Signature Scent
Perfume: In Search of Your Signature Scent 4.34 avg rating — 125 ratings
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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 3.88 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Atlas of Perfumed Botany
Atlas of Perfumed Botany 4.12 avg rating — 146 ratings
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The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow
The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow 3.32 avg rating — 214 ratings
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The Big Book of Perfume
The Big Book of Perfume 4.36 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Homemade Perfume: Create Exquisite, Naturally Scented Products to Fill Your Life with Botanical Aromas
Homemade Perfume: Create Exquisite, Naturally Scented Products to Fill Your Life with Botanical Aromas 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell
Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell 3.81 avg rating — 135 ratings