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

Gerard Nierenberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0757003141 ISBN 13: 9780757003141

Publisher: Square One Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Imagine meeting someone for the first time and within minutes--without a word being said--having the ability to tell what that person is thinking. Magic? Not quite. Whether people are aware of it or not, their body movements clearly express their attitudes and motives, communicating key information that is invaluable in a range of situations.

How to Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and reply to the nonverbal signals of business associates, friends, loved ones, and even strangers. Best-selling authors Gerard Nierenberg, Henry Calero, and Gabriel Grayson have collaborated to put their working knowledge of body language into this practical guide to recognizing and understanding body movements. In this book, you will find the authors' proven techniques for gaining control of negotiations, detecting lies, and even recognizing signs of sexual attraction.

Whether in an office, on a date, or on a family outing, the simple technique of reading body language is a unique skill that offers real and important benefits.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

· DO YOU THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THE SALESMAN ISN'T TELLING YOU?
· IS YOUR COLLEAGUE SHOWING ROMANTIC INTEREST IN YOU?
· IS YOUR PARTNER TENSE AND FEELING DOWNCAST?

People's gestures speak volumes about their hidden thoughts, motivations, ambitions and desires. By correctly interpreting a hand position, a stance or even a gait, we can learn to better understand and communicate with colleagues, lovers, friends and even strangers. We can tell when someone may be lying, nervous, angry or amorous.

This comprehensive guide to body language will help you to read the meaning behind hundreds of non-verbal signs as well as understanding how clothing can be used to convey or undermine a message and how your handshake can show whether you want to dominate, give way or be considered an equal. You will learn not only how to understand the mental and emotional aspects of others but also how to get your message across efficiently.

About the Author:

Gabriel Grayson is the chairperson of the Department of Sign Language at New School University in New York City, and a sign language interpreter for the NYC judicial system. He is also the author of Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

Gerard I. Nierenberg, a successful lawyer, pioneered the idea of the "everybody wins" philosophy--now referred to as "win-win." Nierenberg has written twenty best-selling books, including The New Art of Negotiating.

Henry H. Calero has been writing about communication and negotiation for over thirty years. A consultant and writer for professional, academic, and technical publications, he is also

the coauthor of The New Art of Negotiating.

About this edition

• Publisher: Square One Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0757003141
• ISBN 13: 9780757003141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118