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From a noted science journalist comes a wonderfully witty and fascinating exploration of how and why we kiss. When did humans begin to kiss? Why is kissing integral to some cultures and alien to others? Do good kissers make the best lovers? And is that expensive lip-plumping gloss worth it?... read more
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“Just think: From a completely clinical perspective, microbiologists will tell you that it is a means for two people to swap mucus, bacteria, and who know what else. Picturing all those tiny organisms swishing through our saliva isn't just unromantic, it inspires a question: Why whould this mode of transferring germs evolve? And why is it so enjoyable when the chemistry is right?”
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“And so the kiss persists through time, over generations and among peoples, across latitudes and longitudes. It will continue to motivate lovers, actors, writers, and all of us. For no matter how it began, why we do it, and where it takes place, a kiss often celebrates perhaps the greatest emotion of all: love.”
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A kiss is one of the most significant exchanges two people can have, serving as an unspoken language to convey our deepest feelings when words simply will not do.
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Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: The Hunt for Kissing's Origins
1. First Contact
2. Jungle Fever
3. Kiss My Past
4. Cultural Exchange
PART TWO: Kissing in the Body
5. The Anatomy of a Kiss
6. Women Are from Venus, Men Are Easy
7. Scent of a Man
8. Close Encounters
9. There Are Such Things as Cooties
PART THREE: Great Expectations
10. This Is Your Brain on Kissing
11. The Open Lab
12. The Future of Kissing
13. The Right Chemistry
On the Science of Kissing
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-0-446-55990-4
Page Count: 246
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-0-446-55990-4
Page Count: 246
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- Dewey: 394
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