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The kingdom of infinite space : a portrait of your head / Raymond Tallis.

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General Note:	"First published in hardback in Great Britain in 2008 by Atlantic Books"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-311) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Facing up to the head -- The secreting head -- Being my head -- The head comes to -- Airhead : breathing and its variations -- Communicating with air -- Enjoying and suffering my head -- Communicating without air -- Notes on the red-cheeked animal : the geology of a blush -- The watchtower -- The sensory room -- Having and using my head -- Head traffic : eating, vomiting and smoking -- Head on head : notes on kissing -- Headgear -- Caretaking my head -- In the wars -- The dwindles -- Knowing (and not knowing) my head -- Head and world -- The thinking head -- Epilogue: Heading off.