Body Language Essentials

by Joe Navarro

This short book, "Body Language Essentials," is a collection of articles which Joe Navarro, the world-renowned body language expert, wrote primarily for the magazine, "Psychology Today" based around the topic of nonverbal communications. To avoid readers having to hunt down each and every article themselves, Joe put them altogether in this book with an explanation as to why he wrote them. These articles are no substitutes for either of Joe's books, "What Every Body is Saying" or "Louder Than Words", which are far more authoritative and thorough on the topic of nonverbal communications.For some this will serve as an introduction to the subject of nonverbal communications, while for others it may be a good way to refresh their memory. In either case, this book should serve as a primer to what we know about nonverbal communications and what authoritative literature exists on the subject. The articles and the accompanying bibliography should help readers to expand their knowledge of nonverbal communications - our primary and most basic means of daily communication.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

54 pages, Kindle Edition

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 :(