Product Description
With more than 300,000 copies sold, this landmark book is an impressive examination of the importance of touching. "All professionals concerned with human behavior will find something of value. . . . Parents . . . can gain insight into the nurturing needs of infants."--Janet Rhoads, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)

I Loved this Book!!! by Heidi M. Wolk (MO, USA)

5 Stars
December 11, 2008
This book contains so much scientific information on touch it should be madatory reading for anyone going into a field where touch interaction is common. It really gives the reader a deaper level of understanding on how touch is not only important to our health but to our survival.

A must have!! by Laura Nelson (As many places I can be)

4 Stars
April 06, 2008
Every Massage Therapist/Bodyworker should own a copy of this book. It is a great resource to have available.

The Human Response to Touch by Anora McGaha (Raleigh, NC USA)

5 Stars
March 17, 2008
It was 1976 when I first discovered this book. I read it through cover to cover nodding my head as he affirmed what I had sensed in my young life: touch is essential to healthy human development. Though the cover and title look corny now, thirty years later, the content for anyone interested in the human response to touch, is historic. It is telling and tragic that our scientists had to use research on baby monkeys to document the primate suffering and distorted growth with lack of touch. We as a culture have tried to leave our mammalian and primate origins behind us, but as long as we live in our bodies, we will share the vital need for touch to fully develop and feel whole as human beings. If you're already familiar with general information on the human response to touch and you're interested it taking it to the edge of what we know at the beginning of this 21st century, take a look at Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork (Third Edition). Job's Body takes the understanding of touch to a cellular level! I would highly recommend it as a background reader for anyone considering becoming a massage therapist, and definitely anyone interested in human development and psychology.

Review of The Human Significance of the Skin by Korvin Williams

1 Stars
January 11, 2007
I didn't get past the first 5 pages because it was too boring. It was like being back in 10th grade biology all over again.

Freelance Psychologist's View by J. Chippie

5 Stars
September 28, 2004
This book is positvely a must read for anyone interested in Human Behavioral Sciences and Psychology in general. I am only 20 years old but have been interested in the science behind human interaction for many years. I continue to read many books, but this is probably one of my favorites. The book is a great read, and covers in depth more about the actual physical interaction from birth till death than any other books I've read...I strongly suggest it.

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