{"product_id":"original-skin-isbn-9781582437392","title":"Original Skin","description":"\"Like the air we breathe, we take our skin for granted . . . Yet it is remarkable; it mitigates and ameliorates the sometimes harsh world we dwell in, and is at the interface of so much of what we encounter. It is our border, the edge of ourselves, the point where we meet our universe.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginal Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is at times a scientific study, remarking on the biological magic behind the human body's largest organ. At others it becomes an anthropological survey, dissecting separate societies' attitudes towards bare bodies, and the motives behind cultural rituals such as tattoos. However, \u003ci\u003eOriginal Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is, above all, a celebration of the human body; its tone one of absolute awe for the simultaneously protective and fragile membrane that divides us all from the world that surrounds us. Maryrose Cuskelly's book—in its examinations of everything from tickling to Botox to books bound in human derma—is a delightful meditation on skin.\u003cb\u003eMaryrose Cuskelly\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor. She has had essays and articles published in a range of magazines, journals, and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Melbourne Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and their two sons.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44863689982181,"sku":"NP9781582437392","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582437392.jpg?v=1767734274","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/original-skin-isbn-9781582437392","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}