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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?
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 sent
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Published
April 15th 2008
by Collins
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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 la...more
In the book, Navarro demonstrates several types of body la...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 inter...more
I don't know if the inter...more
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 sufficien...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 sufficien...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 understandin...more
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 understandin...more
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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...more
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...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...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...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...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...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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هو جزء من الدماغ الذي يتولى مسؤولية مهارات العيش، و هو مركز العاطفة. و لذا يعد المسؤول عن الإشارات اللاكلامية الصادقة التي نؤديها و ا...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 ا...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, inste...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, inste...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
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...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...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
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 ...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 ...more
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.
This book was fascinating, well-written, well-illustrated, and humorous as hell in a dead-pan way. I feel I can discern so much more through interactions by body language and watch crime shows from a whole new perspective. While most people try to read facial cues, Navarro says that most cues can be seen from the neck down. Even the subtlest movements can have significance, such as whether or not one shrugs both shoulders equally when expressing lack of knowledge. While the book doesn't get into...more
Comprehensive and detailed with many illustrations to show the motions themselves. I am satisfied by Joe Navarro's credentials with his work in the FBI, counter terrorism units, and private contracts, credentials which are bolstered by the many interesting stories Joe relates of his work in the field. Marvin Karlins provides the intellectual and research backup to support Joe's thoughts and principles making for a very complete view of the subject. The principles themselves are useful in all asp...more
A book that explores how you can read the body. Awesome! The knowledge of the limbic system is pretty enlightening. I love reading the practical examples on those little boxes. I actually became more aware of my own body language thanks to this. A great book for people watchers like me.
Navarro talks about the use of "obstacles or objects" and how "the use of these objects is a sign that an individual wants distance, separation and partial concealment, because he or ...more
Navarro talks about the use of "obstacles or objects" and how "the use of these objects is a sign that an individual wants distance, separation and partial concealment, because he or ...more
This was a fun and useful book on reading body language. It teaches to observe signs of comfort/discomfort and how to evaluate those in context to determine what the person is feeling (but not really what they are thinking). The author is skeptical that deception can be reliably detected but points out a few ways that discomfort can signal the possibility of deception. It has helpful explanations and pictures of the postures and expressions the author describes.
The author's style ...more
The author's style ...more
excellent book. It goes into detail of what to look for, and what to be wary of if you see it. It warns against direct judgment of a single action and advises you to take into consideration many different elements, it does not focus around relationships and what is and is not a sign of a failing relationship and instead focuses on human interaction in general and gives examples from interview, relationships, business scenarios, and just watching someone on the street. I highly recommend this ...more
Would you like to convey to others that you are confident, competent and relaxed? Would you like to know when people around you are nervous, uncomfortable and possibly being deceitful? Joe Navarro, a retired FBI agent, describes in his book What Every Body is Saying how to read the messages people send through their behavior. He describes interrogations of suspected criminals who unintentionally telegraph their deceit through their body language.
Most people have heard that lookin...more
Most people have heard that lookin...more
A very interesting book that provides some valuable insights into the involuntary way that human beings present themselves and react in certain situations. The book contains plenty of examples and details about the body language of people in certain situations. These situations could be when they are happy, when they are under pressure or even not telling the truth.
In many aspects this book will help you sharpen your skills and better understand what is really going on inside a person....more
In many aspects this book will help you sharpen your skills and better understand what is really going on inside a person....more
I was an 8th grader trying to navigate the land mines of middle school when I discovered Desmond Morris's body language books. I couldn't put that knowledge to use at the time though, because ironically, I refused to wear my glasses. They weren't cool way back then, in the days when Velociraptors roamed the halls and would stack your locker with Diplodocus dootie if they didn't like you. But once I popped in some contact lenses a million wordless conversations revealed themselves. Maybe my longt...more
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great book. Insightful guide into body language. Whilst reading you will say, 'hey yea thats right I've definalty seen that before' Navarro offer you explanations on why we express the body language that we do. Rather than being a lie detection manual, this book makes you more aware of the CONSTANT and TRUE bodylanguage that goes on all around us. The big thing to try to guage a persons comfort/discomfort, by watching for lymbic system expressions, and recalibrating your approach to them.
After the rave reviews below, I was rather disappointed by this one. Let me explain why:
The book is split into chapters, with each chapter being about a particular body part.
Each chapter is split into sections of 2-3 pages, each section describing a particular behaviour. The trouble is, the content in a given section could easily be summed up in a couple of sentences, with the rest being repetition or stating the obvious.
This makes the book very frustrating to read...more
The book is split into chapters, with each chapter being about a particular body part.
Each chapter is split into sections of 2-3 pages, each section describing a particular behaviour. The trouble is, the content in a given section could easily be summed up in a couple of sentences, with the rest being repetition or stating the obvious.
This makes the book very frustrating to read...more
I really enjoyed What Every Body is Saying - as opposed to "The Power of Eye Contact" which led me to this book I found that it focused much more on professional and interpersonal relationships than dating relationships. Great inside information from an FBI veteran. This book will help you become a better friend, parent or it may just help you negotiate a better deal on your next craigslist purchase. Without question I not find myself more attuned to the world immediately around me....more
Very easy to read and informative. The pictures and sidebar anecdotes make it easy to remember certain details of what you should keep in mind when reading body language. Organized well. You learn about body language by body parts. Though I truly liked his emphasis on how reading body language takes time and is not an exact science. Even though people may refer to him as a human lie detector, Navarro disagrees. You have to put the clues from body language into context.
A fantastic reading for everyone interested in the subject of non-verbal language (and the primordial mechanisms of the brain regulating it).
As Navarro himself clearly states throughout the book, his intent is not to make you a living polygraph (there is no such thing as an infallible lie detector), but to allow you to catch all those signals that you would otherwise miss. These signals often grant valuable information about people's feelings or intentions, and this newly acquired knowledg...more
As Navarro himself clearly states throughout the book, his intent is not to make you a living polygraph (there is no such thing as an infallible lie detector), but to allow you to catch all those signals that you would otherwise miss. These signals often grant valuable information about people's feelings or intentions, and this newly acquired knowledg...more
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.
The book is a very elementary primer on how to read people's body language. It was a quick read and provided concrete information on how to read people. I wish the stories were longer and more descriptive. It takes the formula of a business book and applies it to a complicated science. Not sure how helpful this will be, other than to recognize the moments when people are most uncomfortable in a business situation.
This is a good read so far. I really want to get into the world of poker. It is written by an ex fbi agent who specialized in interrogation and consulting. Basically talks about how to assume a baseline reading of behaviour and where to go from there. There are lots of citations from psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman. Really clear description of how different parts of the brain work. This is a fun one!
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