Understanding Body Language

by Richard Thompson, Geoff Ribbens, Richard Thompson

Book Overview

Here is detailed and practical advice on interpreting the body language of fellow workers, superiors, and clients in various settings relating to business, management, and sales. A person's often... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764119516
• ISBN13: 9780764119514
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Overpriced for what you get

Given the price, I was a little shocked at the diminutive size of this paperback. It only has 98 pages and it's packed with illustrations and bullet items. Word count is probably in the 15,000 to 20,000 range, so I guess we're paying for the "Barron's" name rather than content. Anyway, on to content: The first chapter was probably the best. It had some interesting information on body language, the senses and Neurolinguistic Programming. The authors talk about "visual thinkers" and "kinesthetic thinkers" and explain how to recognize the different types and adjust your body language accordingly. The rest of the book has pretty basic stuff: "Anger tends to be conveyed by leaning forward, sometimes with fist clenched..." But there are enough insightful observations and quirky tidbits sprinkled about to make the chapters interesting. The authors also spend time on how body language (epically hand gestures) differs in meaning from one part of the world to the next. Neat stuff there. So all-in-all it was an interesting read, but based on the word count and content it should be priced in the $3.95 range rather than $8.95.