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Escape to the Caribbean, Paris, Tokyo, or anywhere else in the world that fascinates you. The best travel audiobooks will inspire your next trip and learn about real and imaginary adventures in far-off places. With vibrant descriptions of distant lands, you can experience the wonder of adventure while still at home. You’ll love these exhilarating travel-related listens.

Escape to the Caribbean, Paris, Tokyo, or anywhere else in the world that fascinates you. The best travel audiobooks will inspire your next trip and learn about real and imaginary adventures in far-off places. With vibrant descriptions of distant lands, you can experience the wonder of adventure while still at home. You’ll love these exhilarating travel-related listens.

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In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents
In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents
In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents
In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents
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In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents

byDominique Roques

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances. Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each handpicked. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has spent the last thirty years working closely with local communities across the globe to establish a sustainable supply of natural ingredients crucial to perfume making. From resin cultivated by traditional methods in El Salvador to rose oil distilleries in India as old as the Taj Mahal, his network reveals an elusive trade built on the fault lines of tradition and modernity. With In Search of Perfumes, Roques tells the story of seventeen of the industry’s most precious ingredients–where they come from, their cultural and historic significance, and why we love them—from Indonesian patchouli to the "Damask rose,” interweaving his own recollections and reflections on his life and work. From Andalusia to Somaliland, Roques takes us on an exclusive tour of a vast but delicate ecosystem wholly sustained by the artisans who are its caretakers. Isolated and rural, the tropical jungles of northern Laos remain to this day the only source of benzoin that centuries earlier wafted through the air of Louis XIV’s court. In Madagascar, where every transaction is made in cash, a caravan of porters carry pallets bearing $500,000 dollars to exchange for vanilla beans. The Venezuelan tonka bean, as fickle as the weather, may refuse to flower for years but is so esteemed by perfumers that patience becomes its truest virtue. Everywhere Roques takes us, his infectious curiosity and amiability illuminate an immersive world of the uncharted. Entertaining and eye-opening, decorated with beautiful black-and-white illustrations , In Search of Perfumes is an irresistible exploration of the smells that fuel our nostalgia and suffuse our fantasies. Translated from the French by Stephanie Smee Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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Get inspired for your next trip with travel audiobooks that stoke your fire for adventure and learning about far-off places. The best travel audiobooks let us experience new places through stories from both real and imaginary travels throughout the world. Escape from the comfort of your bed by listening to some of these amazing travel audiobooks. Immerse yourself in vivid descriptions of exotic locales, action-packed plotlines, and eccentric characters to experience a vacation without ever leaving your house. You may enjoy these stories, whether you're a seasoned traveler looking for inspiration for your next adventure, or if you simply want to immerse yourself in an unfamiliar, enticing setting. Whether you’re planning a road trip, a solo backpacking trip, or a European vacation, there’s an audiobook to share experiences, advice, inspiration, and more. These high-quality nonfiction books in audiobook form are designed to inspire those of us who love the open road, spontaneous adventure, and diving into different cultures. Bestsellers in travel audiobooks include World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North, and Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World. There’s no end to the great listens and worldly adventures that await you!

Get inspired for your next trip with travel audiobooks that stoke your fire for adventure and learning about far-off places. The best travel audiobooks let us experience new places through stories from both real and imaginary travels throughout the world. Escape from the comfort of your bed by listening to some of these amazing travel audiobooks. Immerse yourself in vivid descriptions of exotic locales, action-packed plotlines, and eccentric characters to experience a vacation without ever leaving your house. You may enjoy these stories, whether you're a seasoned traveler looking for inspiration for your next adventure, or if you simply want to immerse yourself in an unfamiliar, enticing setting. Whether you’re planning a road trip, a solo backpacking trip, or a European vacation, there’s an audiobook to share experiences, advice, inspiration, and more. These high-quality nonfiction books in audiobook form are designed to inspire those of us who love the open road, spontaneous adventure, and diving into different cultures. Bestsellers in travel audiobooks include World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North, and Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World. There’s no end to the great listens and worldly adventures that await you!