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What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
He says that's his best offer. Is it?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...more
She says she agrees. Does she?
The interview went great—or did it?
He said he'd never do it again. But he did.
Paperback, First Edition, 250 pages
Published
April 15th 2008
by Collins
(first published March 1st 2008)
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Jan 09, 2011
Nsiku Banda
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Politicians, job-seekers, scholars and just about anyone really!
Recommended to Nsiku by:
No one i just thought it would be a good read.
This exciting book opens your eyes to the very things of body language you know about. The pictorial representations makes it easy to read even 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 non-verbal 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...more
In the book, Navarro demonstrates several types of body languages in...more
It would be really, really hard to get me to give a book like this more than three stars, because what I want from it isn't what most readers want. I want not just the tricks, the ideas, the things to watch for, but also the *proof*. It's got more citations than I'd have expected, so that's good. But very rarely does the author say "...and we know this because of this particular experiment" or "...because of this anthropological study."
I don't know if the interpretations the book gives of differ...more
I don't know if the interpretations the book gives of differ...more
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This book was wonderful. I actually bought it because I was leaving to Europe and couldn't cram three languages into my brain in a week, so I thought this would be an effective means of increasing my communication interpretation while in foreign countries.
The material is easy to understand. Navarro knows the scientific method and is very good about not overstating what actions mean. For example, a certain body posture or position might mean he is uncomfortable, and that is not sufficient to make...more
The material is easy to understand. Navarro knows the scientific method and is very good about not overstating what actions mean. For example, a certain body posture or position might mean he is uncomfortable, and that is not sufficient to make...more
Non-verbal communication has always fascinated me, and this appears to be a well-organized and educated approach to the subject by someone with a lot of experience. Maybe it will help navigating the plethora of back-stabbing actors in Los Angeles. Ha ha ha. He has a nice bibliography and references too, which is always nice.
Pretty dry, so I am not through yet, but the information seems pretty good and pretty well organized.
I recommend this book as a good start on understanding non-verbal cues
Pretty dry, so I am not through yet, but the information seems pretty good and pretty well organized.
I recommend this book as a good start on understanding non-verbal cues
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This book was really cool, practical, and realistic. It's not a paranoid rant about exposing secrets; rather it helps you tune into the extra dimension that body language adds to communications (your meetings will never be the same!). This kind of provides you with an indicator of how someone's confidence and comfort is changing as you talk.
I hope to continue practicing and referring to this book to hone this skill, but I'm already entertained and intrigued, so the book has done it's job!
I hope to continue practicing and referring to this book to hone this skill, but I'm already entertained and intrigued, so the book has done it's job!
Every activist, counter-cultural figure, and free-thinker should read this book, if only to know how organizations like the FBI operate. There is a lot of very intuitive stuff in here, which Navarro will help you recognize, and a lot of it is useful -- but it also implies a lot of stereotyping and generalization. Which is funny, since my instinct was defensiveness every time I came across a picture of Navarro in his baggy suit and cold, piercing eyes. Even more so when I looked at the pictures o...more
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
ISBN: 978-0061438295
Page Count: 272
Synopsis
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...more
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
ISBN: 978-0061438295
Page Count: 272
Synopsis
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...more
When I picked up this book I was quite full of scepticism. I know how hard it is to detect deception and I expected that this book was going to tell me 50 ways to spot a liar from various tells. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the author had a good grounding of the science behind body language and tons of field work (unlike the TSA, who with 15 minutes of training, can spot a terrorist just by looking at them).
What the book does do is give you dozens and dozens of clues as to how a perso...more
What the book does do is give you dozens and dozens of clues as to how a perso...more
Aug 15, 2012
Elizabeth Amber Love
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Lie to Me, The Mentalist, Psych
Joe Navarro brought the most incredible real life scenarios about lie detection, stress, body language and interviewing (not interrogation) techniques. This former FBI agent came from Cuba to the US without speaking a word of English as a small boy. He observed people and used gestures to communicate. It was the strong basis for leading him into a career of law enforcement and now motivational and educational speaking.
Though there are bound to be a considerable amount of people interested in Nav...more
Though there are bound to be a considerable amount of people interested in Nav...more
What every body is saying is one that I have never experienced before.
I have a passion to read, and to learn, and this was quintessential. You should read to be enlightened, and also to bleed the words of wisdom to others. The points that are still left in me are;
We don't have ONE brain, but 3.
-neocortex brain=dishonesty and displeasure exhumes from this one.
-limbic brain= honesty pours from this one
-human's brain= you know how this one works.
WE must also look at the lips especially to see how...more
I have a passion to read, and to learn, and this was quintessential. You should read to be enlightened, and also to bleed the words of wisdom to others. The points that are still left in me are;
We don't have ONE brain, but 3.
-neocortex brain=dishonesty and displeasure exhumes from this one.
-limbic brain= honesty pours from this one
-human's brain= you know how this one works.
WE must also look at the lips especially to see how...more
Ever wondering what it was like to get into the mind of someone? Well if you want to have the slightest insight in what a person is saying, I would definitely recommend you to read this book. An ex-FBI agent who read people's facial expressions to figure out what they are thinking and what is being implied writes this book.
Studies have shown that a person's body is one of the most important factors in telling if a person is lying or not. For instance, a person who does not like someone would usu...more
Studies have shown that a person's body is one of the most important factors in telling if a person is lying or not. For instance, a person who does not like someone would usu...more
What Every Body is Saying (2008)
Joe Navarro; 250 Pages
Joe Navarro is a former FBI interrogator and with Marvin Karlins writes this book about reading people’s body language. There are some good pictures that illustrate the points he makes in terms of how people’s body language reflects what he calls their ‘limbic response.’ All humans have, according to the author, a genetically evolved predisposition toward three responses in conflict or challenge: Freeze, Flight, or Fight. These behaviors exhi...more
Joe Navarro; 250 Pages
Joe Navarro is a former FBI interrogator and with Marvin Karlins writes this book about reading people’s body language. There are some good pictures that illustrate the points he makes in terms of how people’s body language reflects what he calls their ‘limbic response.’ All humans have, according to the author, a genetically evolved predisposition toward three responses in conflict or challenge: Freeze, Flight, or Fight. These behaviors exhi...more
مفيد و ممتع. يكشف عن الكثير من الإشارات اللاكلامية التي نقوم بها لا شعوريا و تحكي الكثير عن وضعنا النفسي أو عن الخطرات التي تدور في خلدنا. تناوله للموضوع كان مفصلا بما فيه الكفاية و واضحا دون غموض المصطلحات أو تعقيد الأفكار.
ثقة الكاتب في معلوماته واضحة و زادت من راحتي أثناء قراءة الكتاب.
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تعلمت:
* limbic brain
هو جزء من الدماغ الذي يتولى مسؤولية مهارات العيش، و هو مركز العاطفة. و لذا يعد المسؤول عن الإشارات اللاكلامية الصادقة التي نؤديها و التي نحتاج أن نتلمسها لقراءة الشخص.
* في مواجهة الخطر،...more
ثقة الكاتب في معلوماته واضحة و زادت من راحتي أثناء قراءة الكتاب.
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تعلمت:
* limbic brain
هو جزء من الدماغ الذي يتولى مسؤولية مهارات العيش، و هو مركز العاطفة. و لذا يعد المسؤول عن الإشارات اللاكلامية الصادقة التي نؤديها و التي نحتاج أن نتلمسها لقراءة الشخص.
* في مواجهة الخطر،...more
Ever since I first watched the show "Lie to Me," I have been fascinated by non-verbal behavior. I was probably fascinated by it before then, especially when I was a baby and had to rely on gestures to understand how people were feeling, but this is the first time that I have been consciously fascinated by non-verbal behavior.
I bought this book along with another book on the same topic, and this was my favorite of the two. I didn't read the whole book straight-through, instead choosing to read a...more
I bought this book along with another book on the same topic, and this was my favorite of the two. I didn't read the whole book straight-through, instead choosing to read a...more
To explain why this book wasn't really what I was hoping for, it would help to explain what I was hoping for: I am mildly autistic, and I have difficulty picking up on nonverbal social cues, particularly in informal environments like casual conversation, friendship, and dating. So I've been looking for resources on identifying nonverbal behaviors in these sorts of circumstances: Is he interested in what I'm saying, or bored and faking a smile? Is she attracted to me, or just being polite? Do the...more
This was informative, much like other 'non-verbal intelligence books are. What I particularly enjoyed about Joe Navarro's teaching is that the body language itself is not enough to assume a particular emotion. A lot of other books will say, for example, that if you shake your foot a lot you're nervous. But some people are foot shakers or just nervous by nature. With such people they are likely to either shake more violently or simply stop when nervous. So you see, while body language is telling...more
This book was very interesting. I enjoyed it, but at times, it took a long time to get through. Despite my fascination with the subject, I had a hard time listening to all of the details at times. However for the most part, it held my attention consistently.
What Every BODY is Saying is all about body language. It is written by Joe Navarro, an ex-FBI agent, and was on the New York Times best seller list. I can see why people read it: it's kind of a book of secret tips to knowing privileged inform...more
What Every BODY is Saying is all about body language. It is written by Joe Navarro, an ex-FBI agent, and was on the New York Times best seller list. I can see why people read it: it's kind of a book of secret tips to knowing privileged inform...more
This book is yet another book on how to read body language that purports to teach you how to read people by reading their bodies. Like all of these books, I find it more of a refresher course on stuff I already know. Who doesn't really know how to interpret body language? Unlike other books, it specifically tells you that this will not enable you to spot definite liars, that it's more of a sense of "this person is uncomfortable" or "this person is confident" kind of ballpark. The text boxes that...more
I supposed because of my childhood traumatised experience, I learned to observe others' behaviours. I was even once being called, "very" sensitive, or I would say "too" sensitive by a friend of mine. Sometimes it's not simply "non-verbal" behaviours I notice, but also I can hear people's shouts inside their heads when they say things they don't mean (not in ironic ways).
While observing is a good habit, it is very likely to get yourself into paranoia.
When it comes to the things I want it to be, I...more
While observing is a good habit, it is very likely to get yourself into paranoia.
When it comes to the things I want it to be, I...more
In What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People , Joe Navarro offers a comprehensive guide to collecting information by observing bodily messages and non-verbal communication.
As a child, Joe Navarro was the child of Cuban immigrants, and came to the States with his family at age eight. In his situation, he did not speak English at his time of arrival, and before he was able to master the new language, he learned to pick up on even the slightest non-verbal communica...more
Jun 27, 2011
Zebra Three
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
self-improvement
This book is very easy to read and the information in it seems very intuitive once it is brought to one's attention. Navarro carefully describes emotional reactions from the feet upwards, all tying into the instinctual responses of the limbic system. Written information is aided by photo examples of various body language as well as anecdotal stories from when the author was an FBI agent which I found particularly interesting.
A fantastic little book by Joe Navarro. It provides a unique blend of facts (backed up by peer review published papers) as well as anecdotes describing Navarro's use of the techniques described within his job. Although the anecdotes may seem hard to relate to everyday life they ensure that the points being described are being delivered with clarity. There are a few images in this book that complement the text, however they do not seem to add any valuable contribution to the book. The book begins...more
Navarro starts with the underlying neurology that generates body language and makes it so reliable. But for the most part the book is three hundred pages of examples of behaviors and their likely meanings, categorized by area of the body.
If you are hoping it will make you a human lie-detector or a mind-reader this book will be very disappointing. Body language is limited to like/dislike and comfortable/uncomfortable. In the proper context that is powerful information to have, but there is limite...more
If you are hoping it will make you a human lie-detector or a mind-reader this book will be very disappointing. Body language is limited to like/dislike and comfortable/uncomfortable. In the proper context that is powerful information to have, but there is limite...more
I really enjoyed this book. I was just skim reading it to see if it was worth the time and it definitely does. This book is great for anyone who would like to understand better non-verbal communication or who enjoyed the TV series "Lie to Me". Although after reading this book you won't be able to tell who is lying to you or not (the author makes clear from the beginning that even experts are unable to do it), you'll have more knowledge on some of the most common non-verbal cues. After reading it...more
This was a great book that was very enlightening to the parts of our brain that control nonverbal communication and the many different ways that we communicate through body language. After reading this book i can say i will never look at communication the same it brings it to a much deeper level. This book was very thorough and even contained information on nonverbal body language that hasn't been published before. After reading this book i can now look at people and gain a great deal of extra i...more
Good stuff. Lots of surprising facts (I assume they're facts) like the legs are the most honest region of the body and even the most gifted body language experts can only detect deception about 60% of the time.
It's very readable and strikes me as accurate although I'm a total novice in reading body language. Well, less of a novice now that I've read this book. ;)
There's a good chapter at the end about detecting deception where his main point is that there is no 'pinocchio effect' and even the pr...more
It's very readable and strikes me as accurate although I'm a total novice in reading body language. Well, less of a novice now that I've read this book. ;)
There's a good chapter at the end about detecting deception where his main point is that there is no 'pinocchio effect' and even the pr...more
Excellent reference book about human behaviour and emotions and how they manifest themselves in different kind of gestures we use subconsciously. This book is by no means a magic wand for understanding body language tells and thus knowing when somebody is lying but rather it's more a reference tool for dismantling what we might feel by how we are acting.
This book is by no means one that you read once(if you want to really learn it) because of the amount and depth of tells and how they interact r...more
This book is by no means one that you read once(if you want to really learn it) because of the amount and depth of tells and how they interact r...more
This book seemed to be concise, clear and comprehensive. In addition to recognizing body language in others, the author also gives advice on what you can do to appear more confident, etc. The stories were a little self-serving for the author, but still entertaining and generally short. I especially appreciated the guidance to not rely on any one signal, but to look for groups and consistency (I had read another book on body language that seemed to say, e.g., that crossing one's arms in front of...more
This was the best book I've read on body language. I actually read every word instead of skimming as I usually do. Former FBI agent Joe Navarro writes clearly,gives many anecdotes and pictures describing truthful and lying behaviors. When he was a boy of eight, newly arrived from Cuba, he learned which people liked him (their eyes widened slightly) and which people didn't (their eyes squinted slightly). We learn our pacifying behaviors (stroking our neck, playing with our hair, etc.) which indic...more
Aug 20, 2008
Sara
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
just about everyone, except my poker buddies.
Very good book. Navarro supports his points nicely w/ real life examples and photos. He's clear, concise, doesn't make grandiose claims. His writing style is very personable. The information presented is logically organzied and again, well-supported.
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Joe Navarro is an author, public speaker and ex-FBI agent. Navarro specializes in the area of nonverbal communication or body language and has authored numerous books.
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“The problem is that most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing, or, as Sherlock Holmes, the meticulous English detective, declared to his partner, Dr. Watson, “You see, but you do not observe.”
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“For instance, when people press their lips together in a manner that seems to make them disappear, it is a clear and common sign that they are troubled and something is wrong.”
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