An absolutely amazing book--it's just the right mixture of gossip, science and information. Burr's writing style is eminently clear and readable, and he presents what could be stultifying and confusing elements of the science of perfumery and the structure and marketing of the perfume industry in such a way as to make them understandable to the reader without being patronizing.
I also loved the interjections of his own opinions on famous and not-so-famous perfumes.