To Touch is to Live The Need for Genuine Affection in an Impersonal World "An important book that brings to the forefront the fundamentals of a healthy world. We must all touch more." ~Patch Adams, M.D., Founder of the Gesundheit Institute, author of House Calls "Any praise for this book is an understatement." ~Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of Magical Child and Evolution's End. "Highly recommended. Beautifully written. Practical advice to bring the heart into the world and the world into the heart-a formula for the peace we all long for." ~Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of Who Dies? and Embracing the Beloved "Covering an array of pertinent issues. . . Caplan offers a dismal view of what is currently deemed normal in a culture rife with pornography and violence. However, in her perceptive book, Caplan also offers numerous provocative suggestions for altering this grim picture." ~Publisher's Weekly "The Ugly Duckling would have had an easier life if his Mom had read this book. In this day and age it is needed more than ever. It contains the age old truths that anthropologists and grandmothers all know. Survival is based on our receiving affection. Only then can we develop, love, survive and thrive." ~Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine & Miracles "Makes a convincing case for bringing physical communication back into our mechanized lives." ~Yoga Journal "Mariana Caplan has written a beautiful book, wonderful, courageous, and distinguished by its eloquence, soundness and originality. A book that all the world should read, for it carries a healing message, easy to apply, full of highly realizable promises, and happily rewarding… This is a considerable achievement." ~Ashley Montagu, author of Touching, The Human Significance of the Skin "There are a number of books about the importance of touch - some good, and others a rehash of earlier works. Untouched is one of the good ones. I recommend it to all." ~Massage Magazine "Noting that acts of touch are our major teachers of human ways of being in the world, Mariana Caplan speaks to critical trends of a currently tolerated way of life that condones touch-starvation. A difficult book to read without wincing at th personal memories her insightful presentation might uncover, but an important read for our time. Highly recommended." ~Dolores Krieger, Ph.D., R.N., author of Accepting Your Power to Heal "A timely and invaluable contribution to this culture…at the cutting edge of the challenges modern people face everyday." ~Malidoma Somé, author of Ritual: Power, Healing and Community "This insightful book documents the terrain of our touch-starved culture and gives concrete suggestions on how to … be more in touch with ourselves, and therefore more in touch with others. As technology becomes a more pervasive part of our lives, the need for touch becomes greater than ever." ~Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom - "A significant contribution to the literature on touching in human life and relationships. Untouched brings unusual insight and wisdom to understanding the nature of human and sexual love. Highly recommended for those who want to be 'in touch.' " ~James Prescott, M.D., Director, Institute of Humanistic Studies "To all of us with bodies, in an increasingly disembodied world, this book comes as a passionate reminder that: Touch is essential to health and happiness." ~Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self "This book should be required reading for all parents, medical professionals, legislators, teachers, psychotherapists actually anyone involved with children of any age." ~Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health "Explores the lack of touch in our culture, and delves into its roots." ~Common Ground magazine