Touch, second edition

Author: Tiffany Field
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026252659X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 263

Book Description
Why we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical and mental well-being. Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have “no touch” policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch. The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy and well into childhood. Touch is critical, too, for adults' physical and mental health. Field describes studies showing that touch therapy can benefit everyone, from premature infants to children with asthma to patients with conditions that range from cancer to eating disorders. This second edition of Touch, revised and updated with the latest research, reports on new studies that show the role of touch in early development, in communication (including the reading of others' emotions), in personal relationships, and even in sports. It describes the physiological and biological effects of touch, including areas of the brain affected by touch, and the effects of massage therapy on prematurity, attentiveness, depression, pain, and immune functions. Touch has been shown to have positive effects on growth, brain waves, breathing, and heart rate, and to decrease stress and anxiety. As Field makes clear, we enforce our society's touch taboo at our peril.

Touch

Author: Claire North
Publisher: Redhook
ISBN: 0316335932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
Touch is an electrifying thriller by the author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K. He tried to take my life. Instead, I took his. It was a long time ago. I remember it was dark, and I didn't see my killer until it was too late. As I died, my hand touched his. That's when the first switch took place. Suddenly, I was looking through the eyes of my killer, and I was watching myself die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. Some people touch lives. Others take them. I do both. More by Claire North:The Gameshouse84KThe End of the DayThe Sudden Appearance of HopeTouchThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The Touch System

Author: Alejandra Costamagna
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945492501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
Alienation, belonging, and a woman's 1,000-mile journey across the Andes to visit her dying uncle in Argentina.

The Touch Book

Author: Nicola Edwards
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 1680106562
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23

Book Description
Inspired by the Montessori method of education this tactile book of textures engages children with the natural world through touch and encourages children to interact imaginatively with their environment. In this touch and feel book of textures, children can squish the sea sponge, scrape the rough tree bark, and touch the sheep's fluffy fleece while learning about the natural world around them. My World is an engaging series inspired by the Montessori method of education where each title features hands-on, practical learning. Enthusiastic young learners can explore many exciting topics presented in creative, unique formats.

Bobby and Mandee's Good Touch, Bad Touch

Author: Robert Kahn
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 1935274546
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Introduces the topic of sexual abuse, and how children can protect themselves. Includes questions to gauge the child's understanding, and tips for parents.

Touch

Author: Courtney Maum
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735212120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
"Sloane Jacobsen is the most powerful trend forecaster in the world ... and global fashion, lifestyle, and tech companies pay to hear her opinions about the future. Her recent forecasts on the family are unwavering: the world is overpopulated, and with unemployment, college costs, and food prices all on the rise, having children is an extravagant indulgence. So it's no surprise when the tech giant Mammoth hires Sloane to lead their groundbreaking annual conference, celebrating the voluntarily childless. But not far into her contract, Sloane begins to sense the undeniable signs of a movement against electronics that will see people embracing compassion, empathy, and 'in-personism' again"--

The Book of Touch

Author: Constance Classen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000323595
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description
This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The Book of Touch offers excursions into a sensory territory both foreign and familiar. How are masculine and feminine identities shaped by touch? What are the tactile experiences of the blind, or the autistic? How is touch developed differently across cultures? What are the boundaries of pain and pleasure? Is there a politics of touch? Bringing together classic writings and new work, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the body, the senses and the experiential world.

Touch

Author: Richard Kearney
Publisher: No Limits
ISBN: 9780231199537
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Richard Kearney offers a timely call for the cultivation of the basic human need to touch and be touched. Making the case for the complementarity of touch and technology, this book is a passionate plea to recover a tangible sense of community and the joys of life with others.

What Is Touch?

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 0761342524
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Introduces the sense of touch, describing how the nervous system works with the skin to identify and regulate touch, and includes information on how temperature, pain, pressure, and texture are indicated by touch.

Make Van Gogh's Bed

Author: Julie Appel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402735677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Invites young readers to touch Impressionist and other nineteenth-century paintings, including Van Gogh's "Starry Night," Degas' "L'Etoile," and Morisot's "The Cradle." On board pages.