Peerpole

I love reading, to me it's traveling for free. One of the most interesting books i've read is The definitive book on body language by Barbara and Allan Pease.

The book illustrates a variety of common gestures and facial expressions and then goes over ther meanings. The first explanations are fairly intuitives: crossed arms signals a disagreement, mouth covering indicates dishonesty.... Morevor, these non-verbal cues are easily controllable so they don't provide reliable insight.

The book really stands out when it details more subtle gestures like female courtship signals (showing the wrist) or cultural differences (Americans stand further apart than Europeans in conversations). My personal favorite is the chapter on legs, since people are less aware of them, they tend to be more revealing. Yes, the feet always point where the mind wants to go.

As if this was not interesting enough, the authors then goes on to explain how to take advantage of those secret body signals in business and personal relationships. Lean forward to show interest, mirror gestures to build rapport and etc.

Overall it's a very informative and useful book that reads more like an encyclopedia than a novel. So even though I've read the entire work, I keep going back to it for refresh my memory and get better analysis. If you've ever wondered what people are really thinking. This is the book for you!