Body Language Essentials

by Joe Navarro

This short book is a collection of articles which Joe Navarro, the world-renowned body language expert, wrote primarily for the magazine, Psychology Today based on the topic of nonverbal communications. It should serve as a primer and help readers to expand their knowledge of nonverbal communications - our primary and most basic means of daily communication.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

ebook

First published June 8, 2010

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Margarita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick guide for body language.

Favorite passages include:
"Hugh Grant is famous in the movies for his eyelid flutter whenever he screws something up."
"Bill Clinton during his deposition showed a high blink rate at times in excess of 92 per minute, but part of it was the high stress."
"Little to no eye contact is NOT lying. This has been the biggest myth in modern history. It could mean stress, or true comfort: do your friends keep eye contact at all times when they speak to you?"
"Whenever Debra Messing is surprised or flummoxed, she immediately covers her neck with her hand."

Interesting read, but should have gotten the full book, not the abbreviated version. This is for a quick overview of the subjects discussed.

[Becky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not what I thought it would be. Brief but spends most of its time shilling for Navarro's other books. It is more filled with accounts of how Navarro used his skills to catch someone lying during his (insert number here) year career in the FBI. If I read that once I read it 25 times. I didn't even spend the time to read the last 20 pages because it never got any better.

[Akin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing new :(