I don't know Denyse that well but corresponded with her, way back when we did the petition. My impression was very positive, she's a lovely and very approachable lady - but that was just my experience.
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Re literature, my personal favourite, once recommended to me by a perfumer, is
Perfumery, Practice and Principles by Calkin and Jellinek.
Unfortunately it's out of print, so you'll have your work cut out finding it at a reasonable price ..
At Pia Long's blog,
Volatile Fiction, I stumbled upon this fabulous compilation:
Level – enthusiast-
Perfumes, the A-Z Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez
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Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr (an entertaining book about Luca Turin and the search for the secret behind scent.)
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The Perfect Scent (a year inside the perfume industry) by Chandler Burr
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Perfume, the Art and Craft of Fragrance by Karen Gilbert
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Le Snob: Perfume by Dariush Alavi (aka Persolaise)
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Scent and Subversion by Barbara Herman (aka Yesterday’s Perfume)
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Perfume, a Century of Scents by Lizzie Ostrom (aka Odette Toilette).
Level – nose-nerd-
What the Nose Knows by Avery Gilbert (a fantastic book about the sense of smell).
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The Secret of Scent by Luca Turin
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Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances by Michael Edwards (this beautiful book is a must-have for perfume enthusiasts, sadly it's out of print).
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Fragrance by Edwin T. Morris (one of the best perfume history books around; out of print, so you need a bit of luck finding it).
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Perfume, a Global History (a good, if somewhat disjointed collection of essays on perfume history, compiled for the MIP perfume museum in Grasse).
Level – perfumer-
Introduction to Perfumery by Tony Curtis
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The Chemistry of Fragrances by Charles S. Sell
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The Chemistry of Essential Oils by David G. Williams
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin by Steffen Arctander
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Perfumery, Techniques in Evolution by Arcadi Boix Camps
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Scent and Chemistry – The Molecular World of Odours by Günther Ohloff, Wilhelm Pickenhagen and Philip Kraft
