How to Read a Person Like a Book: Observing Body Language to Know What People Are Thinking

Great book to learn about mannerisms and how they can reveal the thoughts and actions of people.

Pretty good book, for elementary body language. After starting with this one, you are properly situated to read, and observe more advanced material.

For all of us in a relationship--and who of us isn't in some way--this is a must read. In a `down-to-earth' manner, including clear illustrations, "How to Read A Person Like A Book" explains how you can interpret verbal and non-verbal, as well as subtle and non-so-subtle communication styles. Having been in sales and sales training, I'd list this as required reading. Had I discovered "How to Read A Person Like A Book" before now, I would have benefited enormously. Get this book!

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outstanding book for anyone inpublicrelations I have READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN EVEN- HAVE A STUDY NOTE BOOK - A MUST HAVE FOR SALES PEOPLE AS W.OR ANY ONE DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC

Great pictures, easy to read, easy to browse as well. Get it. Reading nonverbal communication is essential to any speaker, teacher, and businessperson.

This easy to read and relatively small book attempts to cover body language in a variety of areas of human interaction, and therefore barely scratches the surface in interpreting body language. You may not be able to read a person like a book just by reading this book, but this book is a decent introduction into body language. The authors appropriately point out that different gestures and expressions in isolations are just like words, and that it is important to take into consideration how these different gestures and expressions relate to each other, how much they support the meaning of each other, the verbal language that accompanies them, the individual's cultural background, the health condition of the person, individual's habitual behavior, possible environmental factors, and anything else that may be contributing to the expression of a particular gesture. At the beginning of the book, some expressions, gestures, postures and body movement are illustrated. Later chapter of the book, in an attempt to cover as many different situations for observing the body language as possible, there is only a listing of expressions, gestures or postures to which you may want to pay attention. People who work in occupation where their well-being and/or income depend on their skill to interpret the body language they deal with (such as salesman, negotiators, lawyers, flight-attendants, waitresses, therapists, presenters, etc), will most likely know much more than they could find in this book. And when it comes to body language related to courtship and relationships, there are other books that offer much more information, like The Flirting Bible. This book does share a few pages on body language children may use to communicate, body language in courting, body language used in negotiations, body language used in sales, body language used in a courtroom, body language used at social gatherings, and you may find it useful as a general overview and a brief introduction, and then keep up exploring other books, perhaps What Every Body is Saying, The Definitive Book of Body Language, Winning Body Language, The Naked Brain, and whatever else piques your interest.

Good book, right on from a personal perspective of HOW to know what someone is doing with out them telling you out right.

Facile à lire, bien détaillé

Its a very useful tool to those who deal professionaly or not with other people. Very well organized for easy search of subjects.