Elisabet O. Orville
Asimov, Isaac,
The Human Brain
, New York: The New American Library, 1963. No one writes better than Asinov when it comes to explaining science to the layman. Includes several chapters on human senses.
Browne, Malcolm W., “Arguing the Existence of ESP”,
The New York Times
, Jan. 29, 1980, p.C1.
Devey, Gilbert B. and Wells, Peter N.T., “Ultrasound in Medical Diagnosis”,
Scientific American
238 (5) , May 1978, p. 98.
Froman Robert,
The Many Human Senses
, Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1966.
This book would also be good for students. Covers all the senses and ESP. Good bibliography.
Jonas, Doris and David,
Other Senses, Other Worlds
, New York: Stein and Day, 1976. An exciting book that speculates about senses on various imaginary planets, using the knowledge we have about animals on Earth.
Keller, Helen,
The Story of my Life
, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1903.
I think students would particularly enjoy chapter 4 which describes Miss Sullivan’s arrival.
Kohl Judith and Herbert,
The View from the Oak
, San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1977.
A very personal book on senses. Tries to imagine what it would be like to be a moth or golden retriever.
Leopold, A. Starker,
The Desert,
New York: Time-Life Books Inc., 1962.
(Mentioned in text) Excellent photos of predators and prey in desert.
Mehta, Ved,
Face to Face
, Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1957.
The autobiography of a journalist from India who lost his sight as a baby. Particularly fascinating is his description of “facial vision” which enables him to avoid obstacles without cane or seeing-eye dog.
Mueller, Conrad G. and Rudolph, Mae,
Light and Vision
, New York: Time-Life Books Inc., 1967.
(Mentioned in text) A very useful book for teaching with its large photos.
Stevens, S.S. and Warshofsky, Fred,
Sound and Hearing
, New York: Time-Life Books Inc., 1967.
(Mentioned in text) Also useful in classroom.
Tinbergen, Niko,
Animal Behavior
, New York: Time-Life Books Inc. 1965.
(Mentioned in text) Especially good on bats.
Whitfield, Philip,
The Hunters
, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
This book covers predators from bats to whales. Many clear drawings showing adaptations of their sense organs. Especially interesting is the electric eel.
Winter, Ruth,
The Smell Book
, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1976.
This book is fun. Covers pheromones, perfumes and how we are manipulated by ads to buy products that cover up our natural smells.
