Body language Book

The essential guide to getting ahead and knowing what other people are thinking...before they know what they are thinking A fascinating, highly illustrated guide to the secret language of body gestures and postures that reveals what we really think and mean. If you cross your legs are you relaxed or tense? What does it mean if you stroke your chin? Do you know the meaning behind a friend lowering their eyebrows? Would you know how to greet an inhabitant of Greenland? How would you subliminally show ownership of your brand-new car or house? All these questions and many more are answered in Need to Know? Body Language. Fully illustrated with colour photographs of hundreds of gestures, postures and 'attitudes', this is the handiest visual analysis of body gestures and everyday scenarios available. Contents: Introduction 1 The Basics of body language 2 The Eyes and Face 3 Hands, arms and legs 4 Body and Touch 5 Territory and Personal Space 6 Meeting, Greeting and Saying Goodbye 7 Getting on Well 8 Attraction and Dating 9 Boredom, Discomfort, Displeasure 10 Lying and Deceit 11 Power, dominance and submission 12 Getting on at work