# Touch

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- Book: [Touch](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-j-linden/touch) ([Touch.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-j-linden/touch.md))
- Authors: [David J. Linden](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-j-linden)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4118-405-9
- Published: 2015-01-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Touch is the sense that makes us human. If you are born blind or deaf, your body and brain will mostly develop normally and you can live a rich life. But deprive a baby of social touch and they will have higher life-long levels of stress and fear. From why brushing fingers with a waiter will make you leave a larger tip, to why a hot drink in a job interview improves your chances, this is a mesmerising journey into our senses. With surprising stories and cutting-edge research on pleasure and pain, it shows how touch shapes our sense of self and bonds us together.