<DIV><P><I>The Perfect Scent </I>is the thrilling inside story of the global perfume industry, told through two creators working on two very different scents. The first is commissioned by the French luxury brand Herm&#233;s, and developed by a perfumer named Jean-Claude Ellena, who begins his search for the scent on the banks of the Nile. The second is a celebrity fragrance, developed in New York by movie star Sarah Jessica Parker and a team of perfumers from a global conglomerate. Chalder Burr, the <I>New York Times</I>'s perfume critic, spent a year behind the scenes watching both creators at work. His thrilling narrative follows each scent from the initial concept to the worldwide launch. <I>The Perfect Scent</I> is the story of two daring creators, two very different scents, and a billion-dollar industry that runs on the invisible magic of perfume. </P></DIV>