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joshb1996's review against another edition
4.0
A little outdated, through no fault of the authors', but resourceful and interesting nonetheless
siguirimama's review against another edition
3.0
Mostly focused on the business world and sexual attraction. Not quite what I was hoping for my boy with Aspergers to gain wisdom from.
xaviershay's review against another edition
4.0
A little old school (a couple of the interview tips will get you walked out these days), but overall a good refresher. Learned the "power stare" which I was hoping to have an opportunity to use at the nerd conference just gone, but none presented itself.
donifaber's review against another edition
4.0
Its strength is also its weakness. The authors talks very authoritatively, as if there is never any uncertainty about what someone's body language means. At first this is off-putting, especially when they make claims about biological differences between men and women's brains and also that nodding of the head is an inborn behavior consistent across cultures. Much later, they admit there are more complexities such as the Indian tendency to waggle heads sideways as a means of nodding. They catalogue so many bodily indications of negativity, that it seems it would be hard to avoid expressing this unless one were to keep hands spread wide with palms up. There was little room for subtlety or uncertainty. That said, the authoritative tone became quite convincing. The extent of information offered in this book could be quite overwhelming. So, I would take what the authors claim with a grain of salt, which they don't seem to make allowances for. But I also think this book is worth reading.
bookadventurer's review against another edition
1.0
I'm sure there are other books out there that contain the same or similar insight into and information about body language. This one seemed to be geared toward an audience with a very short attention span; very redundant, summaries at the ends of chapters; "sayings" that repeat what has already been said in a very mundane, interrupting sort of way; bad layout... The book was just not an enjoyable read.
The information itself can be very valuable, but I think this book is particularly relevant to a small section of society (those in marketing) and some of the information, especially the historical foundation for some gestures and 'sentences' seemed to be pulled out of thin air, without any real research supporting the historical reference.
The information itself can be very valuable, but I think this book is particularly relevant to a small section of society (those in marketing) and some of the information, especially the historical foundation for some gestures and 'sentences' seemed to be pulled out of thin air, without any real research supporting the historical reference.
mchoneyb's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing, it will make you a genius at reading body language, you will be surprised how handy knowing the things in this book will become!
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