How to Read a Person Like a Book: Observing Body Language to Know What People Are Thinking

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD Imaginemeeting someone for the first time and within minutes-without a word beingsaid-having the ability to tell what that person is thinking. Magic? Not quite.Whether people are aware of it or not, their body movements clearly expresstheir attitudes and motives. These simple gestures, which most of us don't evennotice, can communicate key information that is invaluable in a range ofsituations. Howto Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and respond to thenonverbal signals of business associates, friends, loved ones, and evenstrangers. Best-selling authors Gerard Nierenberg, Henry Calero, and GabrielGrayson have collaborated to put their working knowledge of body language intothis practical guide to recognizing, understanding, and using nonverbalcommunication. With ​​How to Read a Person Like a Book, you will learn: How to tell if someone is not beingtruthful. When to push forward or back off during anegotiation. How to identify an aggressive orsubmissive handshake. When someone has lost interest in whatyou are saying. How to put people at ease by mirroringtheir gestures. Why your body language can make or breaka deal. Whether in an office, on a date, or on a family outing, the simple technique ofreading body language is a unique skill that offers real and important benefits-andHowto Read a Person Like a Book will help you hone that skill.

Author: Gerard I. Nierenberg,Henry H. Calero,Gabriel Grayson
Publisher: Square One Publishers
Published: 05/15/2010
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9780757003141
ISBN10: 0757003141
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | General
- Psychology | Interpersonal Relations

About the Author
GerardI. Nierenberg, asuccessful lawyer, pioneered the idea of the "everybody wins" philosophy--now usuallyreferred to as "win-win"--which ensures that all parties benefit from thenegotiation. Nierenberg has written twenty best-selling books, including The New Art of Negotiating, and is founder of The Negotiation Institute, which offers state-of-the-arttraining to professionals around the world.

GabrielGrayson has served as the chairperson of the Department ofSign Language at New School University in New York City, and as a principalcourt-appointed sign language interpreter for the NYC judicial system. Grayson isalso the best-selling author of the esteemed American Sign Language (ASL)reference guide Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

HenryH. Calero has been writing about communication and negotiation for overthirty years. A consultant and writer for professional, academic, and technicalpublications, he is also the author of ThePower of Nonverbal Communication and coauthor of Nierenberg's TheNew Art of Negotiating.