| View Larger Image | What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People | Paperbackby Joe Navarro (Author), Marvin Karlins (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Harper Paperbacks | | Page Count: | 272 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 517th |
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Product Description
He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great—or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did. Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover: The ancient survival instincts that drive body language Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about moods and motives The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust Simple nonverbals that instantly communicate authority Filled with examples from Navarro's professional experience, this definitive book offers a powerful new way to navigate your world. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 63 reviews)
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Very good, easy to read by JAK (PA)  4 Stars
November 27, 2009
The book is good. Some good information that usually is not discussed otherwise. Good illustrations too.
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easy reading and good illustrations by R. Tucker  5 Stars
November 05, 2009
The book is very easy to read, has pictures, and is easy to flip through.
Sure, you may read a few pages and say "duh, I knew that" or "thats just common sense", but there is bound to be many observations in the book that you did not realize go on around you everyday. Due to where I grew up, I would consider myself very street smart. Yet, this book did open my eyes to quite a few tells or cues that I never noticed.
Give it a shot, even if u are not a avid reader.......This book is friendly to those of us who like to flip through pages and find the good stuff.
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love it...put's you on the spot-light! by Nsiku Banda 4 Stars
October 24, 2009
What Everybody Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People is a book that opens your eyes to the very things about body language you already know. It is easy to read even the not-so avid readers could just take a couple of days or so to complete the entire book. Yet, in the end you feel as though you have achieved and understood the nonverbal behaviour with a better view of the world around you - able to see most of what we take for granted in everyday life.
In the book, Navarro demonstrates several types of body languages in pictorial format and then correlates those postures with real-life FBI past experience making his arguments even more convincing! He conveniently highlights his life experiences as an FBI agent in separate boxes over many pages bringing the tapestry of human experience in all of its delightful complexity. Some of these experiences may seem over the top, but I would like to think they are real.
As much as this book seems popular it is worth noting that it covers complex issues some of which have no scientific evidence due to the fuzzy nature of the topic. At least, Navarro admits to this and I give him credit for his plethora of bibliography! For example, what may be a good gesture to one may not be to another depending on several factors such as culture, religion, ethnicity to mention, but a few. However, what is good about this book when you read it is that you realise that there is nothing new about body language. In fact, most of what is explained is common knowledge and experience that anyone at some point in life might have come across consciously or sub-consciously.
Conveniently, Navarro splits the nonverbal behaviours into two categories on the basis of human-consciousness - those controlled by the neocortex [conscious] and the limbic part of our brain [sub-conscious]. Most of Navarro's illustrations in this book are based on the limbic part of the brain, which in essence has no control of the human brain. I believe this stance is what gives Navarro the flexibility to stretch his arguments as much as he likes, because he knows there are no right or wrong answers in his approach.
So, find out for yourself if this man with a distinguished twenty-five year career with the FBI is what he claims to be - a human lie detector that can spot deceit with relative ease and even teach you to become a personal polygraph in short order. One thing for certain this book will do as it has done to me, is put you on the spot-light and be aware of your surroundings than ever before!
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A high 5 for this book by Michael (Fl) 5 Stars
October 22, 2009
This is really a good book for understanding body language. The pictures make it easier to learn and remember. It is very well written.
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Exactly what I was looking for by Work-it (Seattle, WA) 5 Stars
October 17, 2009
This book is exactly what I was looking for:
- it is based on the knowledge and many years of experience of a professional law inforcement interrogator.
I've seen many forensics and other investigative type TV shows as well as documentaries, and I do believe those guys are the best in this field
- it goes into specifics of what triggers our non-verbal behaviors - and that is our limbic brain
As a nice-to-have, it includes pictures of various non-verbal behavior examples throughout the book so you can see them for yourself. Finally, the book is well written and easy to read.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the purchase
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