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INTERVIEW : Gabrielle Glaser, author of The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival (published by Atria/Simon &Schuster, 2002) is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Village Voice, Glamour, and Health. She has taught feature writing at the Columbia University School of Journalism, and until recently was a "County Lines" columnist at the New York Times. She has appeared on All Things Considered. Call to set up a truly interesting, entertaining and informative interview.
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draws a thousand scents into a highly readable narrative that's a breath of fresh air. ...
Even though Americans spend $10 billion a year on smelling fresh, science is only
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WHAT THE NOSE KNOWS: BOOK EXPLORES OBSESSION WITH THE NOSE ...as featured on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, in an interview conducted by Robert Siegel.. "Gabrielle Glaser offers witty insights about the nose and our deepest sense of perception"
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Noses can be the butt of jokes and are rarely taken seriously as a topic of study, but the nose and its sense of smell, its role in beauty and sensuality, its relationship to mental health, have been a major obsession of mankind. From the Greeks to the Romans, from Freud to Hollywood, from medicine to cosmetics, Ms. Glaser has given us a thoroughly engrossing look at the history of the honker in her book, The Nose. As this illuminating book shows, we have yet to fully grasp how the nose influences virtually every facet of our lives. It moves through art, science, and popular culture from the sacred to the profane, and back again. From hieroglyphics to modern medical journals, the nose has been both an enduring mystery and an obsession, as fascinating to Pliny as it was to Picasso. "Glaser draws a thousand scents into a highly readable narrative that’s a breath of fresh air," says The Christian Science Monitor, of Gabrielle Glaser’s book The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival (Atria/Simon & Schuster 2002). In the spirit of Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses, The Nose is a personal and scientific journey through history, medicine, culture, literature and commerce that provides a comprehensive look at the vast and intriguing world of the nose.
Gabrielle Glaser, author of The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival (published by Atria/Simon &Schuster, 2002) is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Village Voice, Glamour, and Health. She has taught feature writing at the Columbia University School of Journalism, and until recently was a "County Lines" columnist at the New York Times. She lives in Portland, Oregon. When and why did you first become interested in the science and history of the nose? Why has the nose and the sense of smell been disregarded in scientific and cultural study, and, when studied, so frequently misinterpreted and misunderstood? In researching your book, The Nose, you discuss Freud’s obsession with the nose. What were Freud’s beliefs about the nose? You also came across some intriguing facts about treatments for nasal ailments and sinusitis in the 40s and 50s at Cornell University. What was their thinking about the nose like? Has medical science’s approach to nasal ailments improved since Freud’s time? Why are billions spent on nasal healthcare and drugs for chronic sinusitis, none of it really helpful? Beauty and the Nose Barrier in America – Barbra Streisand was the first to break it. The success of actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Catherine Keener suggests that a new era has arrived. Can a distinctive proboscis actually be an advantage in film and TV.? "Winning by a Nose" -- Christine Todd Whitman, with her prominent profile, is often mentioned as a possible nominee for the White House in 2008. Does a bigger nose help in politics? Fascinating Facts about The Nose: Freud believed reproductive organs were directly linked with the nose In the 40s, medical studies sought to show that psychological problems caused nasal problems In the ‘50s, radiation was routinely used to shrink adenoidal tissue and tonsils Many parents of African and Asian descent pinch the bridge of their babies’ noses to make them more pronounced Americans spend nearly $3 billion a year on deodorants and $6 billion on perfumes Nose jobs are the most common form of plastic surgery among women and men, who spend more than $1 billion a year for the surgeries Some 37 million Americans report chronic sinus problems, and while the cause eludes the medical field, the pharmaceutical industry is reaping $45 billion a year on drugs that promise to clear the passages. Some researchers believe that the Pill's alteration of a woman's sense of smell may be at least indirectly responsible for the nation's high divorce rate. Gabrielle Glaser is available nationwide by telephone. Travel by arrangement. Portland, OR and environs. For more information or to
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