Introduction

Dominique Roke visits Google to discuss his book in search of perfumes. The book contains a mix of history, travel log, and memoir from one of the perfume industry's leading scouts of natural ingredients. Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each hand picked. From Indonesian patruli to the Damascus rose, interweaving his own recollections and reflections on his life and work.