The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us

图书标准信息

• 作者 Sheril Kirshenbaum 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2011-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780446559904
• 定价 170.70元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Fromanotedsciencejournalistcomesawonderfullywittyandfascinatingexplorationofhowandwhywekiss.
Whendidhumansbegintokiss?Whyiskissingintegraltosomeculturesandalientoothers?Dogoodkissersmakethebestlovers?Andisthatexpensivelip-plumpingglossworthit?SherilKirshenbaum,abiologistandsciencejournalist,tacklesthesequestionsandmoreinTHESCIENCEOFKISSING.It'severythingyoualwayswantedtoknowaboutkissingbuteitherhaven'tasked,couldn'tfindout,ordidn'trealizeyoushouldunderstand.Thebookisinformedbythelateststudiesandtheories,butKirshenbaum'sengagingvoicegivestheinformationalighttouch.Topicsrangefromthekindofkissingmenliketodo(asdistinctfromwomen)towhatanimalscanteachusaboutthekisstowhetherornotthetrueartofkissingwaslostsometimeintheDarkAges.Drawinguponclassicalhistory,evolutionarybiology,psychology,popularculture,andmore,Kirshenbaum'swinningbookwillappealtoromanticsandarmchairscientistsalike.

【作者简介】

SherilKirshenbaumisaresearchscientistatTheCenterforInternationalEnergyandEnvironmentalPolicyattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.SheblogsonDiscovermagazine'swebsite,TheIntersection,andcontributestoavarietyofblogsandsciencepublications.Visitherwebsiteatwww.sherilkirshenbaum.com.