A review by gskenney
Body Language: How to Read Others' Thoughts by Their Gestures by Allan Pease, John Chandler

4.0

I'd recommend this book to anyone who deals with people. Which is really almost anyone. I'd also especially recommend it to writers and aspiring writers. I picked it up because I was tired of the narrow range of nonverbals I was using in expressing emotions in my writing. The book is organized the wrong way for writers. A writer would prefer that it be organized by feeling or emotion. (My character is angry. What body language might he be evincing?) Instead, the book is organized by parts of the body. (The arms are in this position, or that position, or the other position. What might that mean?) Still, it's fascinating, and it broadens the horizons. As for the main target audience of the book--people engaging in sales, or any kind of people-facing consulting--it's right on the mark. It's also an engaging and fun read. I borrowed this book from the library, but I think I'm going to buy it.