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6 reviews for:
The Tell Indian Edition: The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Matthew Hertenstein
2.86 AVERAGE
6 reviews for:
The Tell Indian Edition: The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Matthew Hertenstein
2.86 AVERAGE
I thought the book would be more about behaviors than appearances.
Some good bits, but another book with a premise that can be described on an A4 sheet. Also, I wish Goodreads had a category for unfinished books.
Did the author submit this manuscript for his tenure and promotion review? I bet he did. It has that "I need to write a book now...what am I going to write about???" quality about it. I, too, was misled by the jacket and overall premise of this book. I thought it was elucidate behavioral clues that give aways people's inner desires and motivations; however, this book was more of a literature review of developmental psych mixed with some behavioral economics on popular topics that have been extensively reviewed and published. (Who knew Americans tend to pick taller political candidates? Yep, I think a lot of people knew that!)
Also, it seemed like the author was struggling to add length to this book by using personal stories regarding his son and his time in his psychology classrooms. Although it was engaging material, it really didn't add much (other than length) to the manuscript. (By the way, one-third of the book contains a lengthy bibliography.) :( I wouldn't recommend this to any of my academic friends.
Also, it seemed like the author was struggling to add length to this book by using personal stories regarding his son and his time in his psychology classrooms. Although it was engaging material, it really didn't add much (other than length) to the manuscript. (By the way, one-third of the book contains a lengthy bibliography.) :( I wouldn't recommend this to any of my academic friends.
This book was not what I was led to believe it would be. The blurb made it sound like a guide for noticing people's tells for when lying and stuff like that. But instead, it was about tells for things like early detection of autism in infants, which candidate is more likely to win an election, and which CEOs are going to be more successful. It was definitely an interesting read; it just was made out to be completely different.
Unfascinating. Some of the topics were slightly intriguing but the delivery isn't for the masses in my opinion. If you are more than casually interested in these types of studies/research then you will likely enjoy this book more than I did.
Meh.
I was excited by the idea of this book, but it turned out not to have much in the way of interesting information or any new thought-provoking ideas.
I was excited by the idea of this book, but it turned out not to have much in the way of interesting information or any new thought-provoking ideas.