![]() ![]() “In those days fragrance composition was almost exclusively French, and France, despite its strenuous efforts to assert the contrary and raise its flag among those of the allies, had in reality lost the war and was a broken country. The tail end of German chemistry on the Rhine lay in neutral Switzerland and was untouched, which is why today two of the biggest perfumery houses in the world, Firmenich and Givaudan, are Swiss. The Second World War destroyed Germany, the great engine of European chemistry. François Coty built factories all over the world and the largest personal fortune in France, before he went into right-wing politics and died, a recluse, in 1934. Many factors then conspired to make the period 1918 to 1939 the golden age of mass perfumery: working women vying for the remaining men, cheap aromachemicals, cheap labor to harvest the naturals, flourishing visual arts and music, the obsolescence of pre-war bourgeois dignity, replaced by irreverence and optimism. The Great War left industry and cities largely intact and killed countless males. “European perfumery had started in earnest around the turn of the twentieth century, and developed apace with the discovery of aromachemicals: coumarin, vanillin, cyclamen aldehyde, the great nitro musks. ![]() ![]() LUCA TURIN The shifting shape of fragrance 1918-2018 ![]() Perfumes the Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez ![]()
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When most of us who now live in the United States and Canada learn about the history of our homeland, material starts with Christopher Columbus’s landing on islands in the Caribbean in 1492. ![]() ![]() ![]() " If you are looking for a good spy novel, then this will fit the bill! Enjoyed the story - it kept me on the edge of my chair. " great first book I read from him and became a fan. " did't finish it as I'm going to miss that bookclub meeting. ![]() A real cliff hanger, couldn't put it down. Eye of the Needle: A Novel Libro de bolsillo Edición internacional, 7 julio 2015 Edición en Inglés de Ken Follett(Autor) 4,4 de 5 estrellas22. Second only to Pillars Of the Earth and World Without End. " A spy story set during WWII, very creepy, kept me on the edge of my seat. Nobody spins WWII spy yarns better than Follett. ![]() " Will Operation Overlord target Calais or Normandy? Adolph Hitler really needs to know and is counting on his best spy, Das Nadel (The Needle), to find out and get word back. " One of my first spy novels and still one of my favorites! ![]() The ending was strange, as I expected him to get out and he died. Triple was very good, typical Follett suspense, espionage, with a little hot romance thrown in. " I only read Triple-not sure how I ended up with this collection on my list. Ken Folletts unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and the dangerous machinations of the human heart Eye of the Needle Longitud de impresión 445 páginas Idioma Inglés Editorial HarperCollins Fecha de publicación 27 julio 2010 Dimensiones 10.64 x 2.65 x 19. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Numerous natural objects, mostly bulbous gourds, were designed to produce a long, deafening scream whenever they were picked up or otherwise disturbed in their vegetable stillness. 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