A review by donifaber
The Definitive Book of Body Language by Barbara Pease, Allan Pease

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.