{"product_id":"taste-jehanne-dubrow-9780231201759","title":"Taste: A Book of Small Bites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaste \u003c\/i\u003eis a lyric meditation on one of our five senses, which we often take for granted. Structured as a series of \"small bites,\" the book considers the ways that we ingest the world, how we come to know ourselves and others through the daily act of tasting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough flavorful explorations of the sweet, the sour, the salty, the bitter, and umami, Jehanne Dubrow reflects on the nature of taste. In a series of short, interdisciplinary essays, she blends personal experience with analysis of poetry, fiction, music, and the visual arts, as well as religious and philosophical texts. Dubrow considers the science of taste and how taste transforms from a physical sensation into a metaphor for discernment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaste \u003c\/i\u003eis organized not so much as a linear dinner served in courses but as a meal consisting of meze, small plates of intensely flavored discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jehanne Dubrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231201753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231201759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/2022","brand":"Jehanne Dubrow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056696684799,"sku":"9780231201759","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5fd3bc0-3992-4da7-b700-596e92246aba.jpg?v=1685042753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taste-jehanne-dubrow-9780231201759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}