| View Larger Image | Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior--Anytime, Anyplace | Paperbackby Jo-Ellan Dimitrius (Author), Wendy Patrick Mazzarella (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books | | Page Count: | 384 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 02, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 145,928th |
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Product Description
How can you “hear between the lines” to detect a lie? When is intuition the best guide to making important decisions? What are the tell-tale signs of romantic attraction? Jo-Ellan Dimitrius–America’s leading behavioral expert–shows us how to spot the critical clues to a person’s integrity, work habits, and sexual interests, and to interpret these signs with accuracy and precision. In this phenomenal guide–now revised and updated–Dimitrius shows us how to read a person like a book. By decoding the hidden messages in appearance, tone of voice, facial expression, and personal habit, she applies the secrets of her extraordinary courtroom success to the everyday situations we all face at work, at home, and in relationships. New material includes:• How to read people in the age of terror: what to watch for during air travel and trips abroad, and vital information regarding student behaviors in the Columbine High School and Virginia Tech shootings• What to look for on the Internet: how to decipher behavioral patterns found in and altered by e-mail, text and instant messaging, and on sites like MySpace• Facts on body language and health: how chronic illnesses such as Asperger syndrome and Parkinson’s disease influence the way people are perceived, and essential tips on how to counter these misperceptions• Fascinating new case studies: how body-reading techniques impacted jury selection and verdicts in major trial battles, including the Enron caseWhether your focus is friendship or marriage, career or family, romance or professional success, Reading People gives you the skills you need to make sound, swift decisions and reap the benefits of razor-sharp insight. Praise for Readnig People: “Your eyes will be opened as mine have been by these tips from America’s leading people-readers.”–Chris Matthews“[A] valuable guide . . . practical, good advice for discerningly ‘reading’ others and becoming more aware of the myriad of nonverbal messages one conveys.”–Kirkus Reviews |
Amazon.com Review
It's true that politicians blink much more frequently when they're lying, but what other behavior clues do people inadvertently give off? If you want to know if you're being boondoggled, how to tell if your date is interested in a serious relationship, or if you should take that new job, Jo-Ellan Demitrius will help you figure it all out. She gives away the tricks of her trade--jury consulting--in this eye-opening handbook for predicting the behavior and revealing the thoughts of others. She's consulted for more than 600 jury trials, including the O.J. Simpson, Rodney King, and John DuPont cases, as well as for Fortune 100 companies. If her name rings a bell, it may be because she's been on Oprah, Larry King Live, and 60 Minutes, among other television shows. Much more than a collection of tips on reading body language, her book is supremely organized, detailed, and thorough, with lists of physical characteristics, vocal patterns, office props, and conversational behaviors that reveal much more than you'd think. She instructs on how to analyze hundreds of details of everyday living, from the style of the picture frame on your boss's desk to the odd way that an acquaintance swears up a storm, in order to uncover personality traits and predict future behavior. Demitrius isn't a hocus-pocus intuition hawker; she's more of a scientist. "...over the past fifteen years," she writes, "I have tested this method on more than ten thousand 'research subjects.' After predicting the behavior of thousands of jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and judges, I have been able to see whether my predictions came true....I did not always peg them correctly, especially in the earlier years. But by testing my perceptions over and over, I have verified which clues are generally reliable and which are not." Her advice will prove valuable not just to lawyers but to businesspeople, parents, and anyone curious about their relationships. While the book is mostly aimed at deconstructing the behavior and characteristics of others, it's also useful for job candidates and anyone concerned with projecting the appropriate image. -- Erica Jorgensen |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 85 reviews)
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Good but not the best by A. Peterson (USA)  3 Stars
August 26, 2009
This is a good book and it will open your eyes to look for things you never thought to look for when "reading people". There are other books out there that cover more on body language and less on "the seven colors". before reading this book I would read "What Every Body Knows" first it offers more in depth training and help for anyone really wanting to be great at reading people.
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This book is THE survival guide for work and love by Anonymous (New Jersey)  5 Stars
January 13, 2009
This book is the survival guide for both the boardroom and the bedroom.
Without question, we are living in a time when the human condition needs to be questioned. People's morals, character, and motivations, or obvious lack thereof means that we simply cannot take people at face value.
Long gone are the days where you can simply go to work day after day, for ten or twenty years, and thrive by simply doing your job and...by sharing pictures of family and friends with co-workers.
Certainly, most of us have to admit that we can't remember when all you needed for romance was the right bottle of wine and the right conversation.
People we encounter spend untold amounts of time and energy crafting and presenting an image to us and the world. In order to thrive, or at the very least, avoid the hardship of bad relationships and the snares of the workplace, we must peel away at the image that people present so that we determine what their real intentions are for us.
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Helpful reading by Elizabeth A. Harris (Houston, TexasUSA)  4 Stars
October 11, 2008
After reading this book, I realize the complexity of the art of reading people. There are many factors to consider. This book is not meant for a surface reading. But, it brings to the forefront the observations one should take in before making a judgment call on anyone. It is also helpful as a self exam. You start to pay attention to your own conversations and interactions with others no matter where you are.
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Treat this book like a text book which requires several readings by Juan Victor Castro (TX USA) 4 Stars
January 06, 2008
I have enjoyed reading this book very much. I am somewhat disappointed with some of the reviews. This book is like a text book; you're going to have to re-read the book several times with each time picking up something that you missed. You must next apply what you read and then re-read the book to interpret your findings.
I have found the book very useful in understanding people around me. I have applied the lessons in this book to my work to help me interpret actions by people including my boss. It has at times helped me to understand the hidden meaning past events of other people's actions with me and others.
It is not a quick read. Do not expect to be able to in "5-minutes" learn the secret meaning of people's actions. It is a good book that deserves several re-reads.
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An interesting read by John Westbrook (NYC, NY) 4 Stars
February 06, 2007
I'm a "human behavior junkie" so I read all of these types of books, This one is not too bad. It for sure has some interesting insights. I much prefer Lieberman's YOU CAN READ ANYONE. That book is very practical, and as is his style, not filled with any fluff or psycho-nonsense.
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