How to Read a Person Like a Book
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- Author：Gerard I. Nierenberg
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Summary
THIS book is a handbook of types of nonverbal communication that will give you insights into the significance of gestures — factors of ordinary experiences that are all too often only vaguely understood， if not entirely ignored。
The material has been arranged so that the parts make up a meaningful whole: the gestures making clusters of gestures that make up attitudes dealing with relationships involved in life situations。 We hope we have added an important tool in the continuing search for a way to make man better understood by
his fellow men and to promote understanding among all men。 The process of communication， which continues to confound us， will be enhanced by the understanding and analysis of gestures。
Our function as human beings is to increase our expertise and to become so human that we see ourselves in all other people。
The material has been arranged so that the parts make up a meaningful whole: the gestures making clusters of gestures that make up attitudes dealing with relationships involved in life situations。 We hope we have added an important tool in the continuing search for a way to make man better understood by
his fellow men and to promote understanding among all men。 The process of communication， which continues to confound us， will be enhanced by the understanding and analysis of gestures。
Our function as human beings is to increase our expertise and to become so human that we see ourselves in all other people。
Reviews
Iriz
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It was great when I read it years ago， but as we delved into human behaviour; I'd say some of the teachings here are already obsolete and shallow。 I don't dismiss the fact that there's a good amount of research done in this book but there are more comprehensive work out there， this one is basic。 It was great when I read it years ago， but as we delved into human behaviour; I'd say some of the teachings here are already obsolete and shallow。 I don't dismiss the fact that there's a good amount of research done in this book but there are more comprehensive work out there， this one is basic。 。。。more
Zainab Kamal
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هذا الكتاب يعلمنا طريقة التواصل غير اللفظي وقراءة الشخص الاخر وفيما يفكر وتعبير مشاعره تجاهنالكن لا اشعر ان هذا الكتاب كافٍ لجعلي اقرأ المقابل ككتاب مفتوح ، هناك دائما بدائل وامور اصعب واعمق لكن لا يعني انه سيء او غير مفيد 。
L T
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I listened to the audiobook。 I thought it might be interesting， and help me better understand body language。 Well 。。。 it's short 。。。 only 39 minutes long。 I cannot say I learned a lot。Maybe the paper book is better 。。。 ？ I listened to the audiobook。 I thought it might be interesting， and help me better understand body language。 Well 。。。 it's short 。。。 only 39 minutes long。 I cannot say I learned a lot。Maybe the paper book is better 。。。 ？ 。。。more
Nourhan
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كيف تقرأ شخصاً كأنه كتاب- جيرارد نيرنبرغ، هنري كاليرو، جابريل جريسون - ١٩٧١مليس من أفضل الكتب التي تتحدث عن لغة الجسد。تقسيم الفصول غير مترابط و غير واضح على اي اساس، كما ان شرح الحركة او الايماءة الواحدة يتبعه كثير من الإطالة و الاسترسال المُنهك الغير مفيد。 ناهيك عن عدم اقتناعي بالتفسير المكتوب لبعض الإيماءات، ربما لاختلاف المجتمعات。النقطة الهامة و المفيدة من هذا الكتاب: انه لا ينبغي علينا تفسير موقف شخص من حركة او ايماءة واحدة، بل يجب الاخذ في الاعتبار مجمل الإشارات الصادرة أو عناقيد الإشارات ك كيف تقرأ شخصاً كأنه كتاب- جيرارد نيرنبرغ، هنري كاليرو، جابريل جريسون - ١٩٧١مليس من أفضل الكتب التي تتحدث عن لغة الجسد。تقسيم الفصول غير مترابط و غير واضح على اي اساس، كما ان شرح الحركة او الايماءة الواحدة يتبعه كثير من الإطالة و الاسترسال المُنهك الغير مفيد。 ناهيك عن عدم اقتناعي بالتفسير المكتوب لبعض الإيماءات، ربما لاختلاف المجتمعات。النقطة الهامة و المفيدة من هذا الكتاب: انه لا ينبغي علينا تفسير موقف شخص من حركة او ايماءة واحدة، بل يجب الاخذ في الاعتبار مجمل الإشارات الصادرة أو عناقيد الإشارات كما سماها المؤلف؛ و هي مجموعة مختلفة من الاشارات الجسدية لكنها تدعم نفس التفسير الذي نحن بصدد إصداره。 。。。more
faten ahmad
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كتاب جميل نوعا ما لكن الترجمه كانت غير جيده افقدت الكتاب الكثير كثير من المعلومات。 غير جديده。 معروفه نوعا ما لكن اعجبتني جدا فكره الرسومات فكره ذكيه。 لترسيخ المعلومه بشكل افضل
Vishnu Ajit
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Seriously good。I got this book as Dad bought it home from the library。 I'll surely buy a paperback copy so that I can use it for reference。 Hugely useful book for everyone interested in taking their social life up a higher notch。 Seriously good。I got this book as Dad bought it home from the library。 I'll surely buy a paperback copy so that I can use it for reference。 Hugely useful book for everyone interested in taking their social life up a higher notch。 。。。more
Markus
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It mostly takes from interactions in business settings， but applies to most social spheres in Western settings and culture。
Marisa
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Knowledge that I already had。 Seems like a first good start for a newbie in the theme。
Andrew Brashers
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Out dated and no longer relevant
Aisha
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خفيف ولطيف يحتاج عدة صور وتطوير للكتاب
Siti
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Love the illustrations
Manoj Kakran
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Very good book to read and learn about body language。 The book gives the views about "observing body language to know what people are thinking。" The book will be very useful for everyone， who wants to learn about psychology， negotiation， and human behavior。 It have many gems with some outdated gems。 Very good book to read and learn about body language。 The book gives the views about "observing body language to know what people are thinking。" The book will be very useful for everyone， who wants to learn about psychology， negotiation， and human behavior。 It have many gems with some outdated gems。 。。。more
Sanjana
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Quite obvious yet Quite insightful
Mascha
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Un bien mauvais titre pour un livre sur la communication！La non-verbale pour être plus spécifique。Bien pratique pour comprendre ses collègues， ses patrons ou ses clients。Le livre date de 1971， mais la majorité （je dirais 96%） du contenu est encore d'actualité！ Un bien mauvais titre pour un livre sur la communication！La non-verbale pour être plus spécifique。Bien pratique pour comprendre ses collègues， ses patrons ou ses clients。Le livre date de 1971， mais la majorité （je dirais 96%） du contenu est encore d'actualité！ 。。。more
Krista
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Its an old book so I feel like some of the illustrations are rather outdated but other than that it was good！ I haven't really read many books on body language and I'm not sure why because its a fascinating subject！ ;） Its an old book so I feel like some of the illustrations are rather outdated but other than that it was good！ I haven't really read many books on body language and I'm not sure why because its a fascinating subject！ ;） 。。。more
Jared
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Solid book about reading people from a foundational level。 Something to put into practice every single day！
Dul Nono
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An ok， body language 101 book。 Had to ignore many sexist comments and portrayals considering it was written in the early 70s。
Nupur
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A book on how to improve interpersonal communication， felt very cliche to me in the first impression， But as I kept on turning pages， I realized that even though we all want to be supreme conversationalists， extreme bluntness can lead to loss of respect among people involved。 More than communicating， this book is all about how to take in unspoken words and pick up signs。However， In my opinion， there can be instances where we might misread the situation and hence we should not completely rely on A book on how to improve interpersonal communication， felt very cliche to me in the first impression， But as I kept on turning pages， I realized that even though we all want to be supreme conversationalists， extreme bluntness can lead to loss of respect among people involved。 More than communicating， this book is all about how to take in unspoken words and pick up signs。However， In my opinion， there can be instances where we might misread the situation and hence we should not completely rely on gesturesBut overall， the book is very insightful。There were places where it was stretched a little bit and over empathised on some gestures like folded arms or clentched fists， which is very common and doesnt need much mention， hence feel free to skip few parts of it。 。。。more
Aya allah Magdy
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لم يضف الكتاب الكثير لان معظم هذه الايماءات معروفة لدى الجميع، قد يكون الكتاب معجزة عند نشره بداية الستينات قبل اكتشاف علم لغة الجسد كما هو مذكور بالتمهيد، بينما فى عامنا هذا لم يقدم أى إعجاز。يفيد كثيراً من هم فى مجال المبيعات والذين يقدمون عروضاً او اجتماعات ذات عرض تقديمي، يفيدهم بالكثير عن فهم الجمهور او العميل وكيفية التفاعل بإبجابية معه。 كما يفيد الآخرين أيضا بمعلومات عن كل ايماءة ومعناها لفهم الشخص ونصائح للتفاعل معه بشكل مناسب。
Nisa
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Spot the people as such without digging up themselves can give rise to prejudice， which is not necessarily true。Read this book brewed me gradually figured out what people's act and feel without saying anything。Chances are you already get what the meaning of it， it's also able to enhance your knowledge with the distinct meaning。 Spot the people as such without digging up themselves can give rise to prejudice， which is not necessarily true。Read this book brewed me gradually figured out what people's act and feel without saying anything。Chances are you already get what the meaning of it， it's also able to enhance your knowledge with the distinct meaning。 。。。more
Qin Zhong
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The contents are out of date。 Not applicable。
Hristozar Lekov
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Книгата беше полезна， но не е нищо особено。
Mango
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This book is a self-help book meant to act as a guide to body language and facial expressions。 My initial impression of this book was pretty positive。 I enjoyed the detailed illustrations included as I am a visual learner and like learning through images。 Also， I liked all the quotes included at the start of each chapter。 However， I disliked the awkward writing style， which I later realized is a result of this book being written in the 70s， and the generally boring and repetitive structure of th This book is a self-help book meant to act as a guide to body language and facial expressions。 My initial impression of this book was pretty positive。 I enjoyed the detailed illustrations included as I am a visual learner and like learning through images。 Also， I liked all the quotes included at the start of each chapter。 However， I disliked the awkward writing style， which I later realized is a result of this book being written in the 70s， and the generally boring and repetitive structure of this book。 Overall， this book is mediocre but still somewhat informative。 。。。more
Odi
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I really enjoyed the book as it taught me to be more observant and aware of people's body language I really enjoyed the book as it taught me to be more observant and aware of people's body language 。。。more
Bey
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This book really helped me learn how to play with people's feelings and manipulate how people see me as a person in order for me to never lose my composure。 This book really helped me learn how to play with people's feelings and manipulate how people see me as a person in order for me to never lose my composure。 。。。more
Orpheus
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Okul kütüphanesinin bana kattığı bir başka kitap。 Benim okuduğum 1973 baskısı， tahminimce inceleme yaptığım baskının diline göre daha ağır bir dile sahip。 Beden dili， mikro ifadeler ve yalan okuma gibi konulara duyduğum merak beni bu tür kitapların kapılarına sürüklüyor daima。 Şu ana kadar okuduğum kitaplar arasında konuyu hem en genel hatlarıyla ele alıp hem de en işe yarar şekilde anlatabilen tek kitap buydu。 Konu üzerine yazılan kitapların çoğu， bildiğiniz üzere 300-400 sayfa olup minimum 200 Okul kütüphanesinin bana kattığı bir başka kitap。 Benim okuduğum 1973 baskısı， tahminimce inceleme yaptığım baskının diline göre daha ağır bir dile sahip。 Beden dili， mikro ifadeler ve yalan okuma gibi konulara duyduğum merak beni bu tür kitapların kapılarına sürüklüyor daima。 Şu ana kadar okuduğum kitaplar arasında konuyu hem en genel hatlarıyla ele alıp hem de en işe yarar şekilde anlatabilen tek kitap buydu。 Konu üzerine yazılan kitapların çoğu， bildiğiniz üzere 300-400 sayfa olup minimum 200'ünde aynı şeyi tekrar eden tipteler。 Bu kitapsa daha çok iş ortamında， sosyal mekanlarda （havalimanı， kafeler， lobiler） karşılaşabileceğiniz oturuşları， duruşları， el ve kol hareketlerini resimleyerek ve kısa şekilde açıklıyor。 Benim için başucu kitabı sayılabilir nitelikte， fırsatınız olur da elinize geçerse okumanızı öneriyorum。 Şimdiden keyifli okumalar 。。。more
Alana
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"Trust not a man's words if you please， or you may come to very erroneous conclusions; but at all times place implicit confidence in a man's countenance in which there is no deceit and of necessity there can be none。" George BorrowEven though my copy of this book was printed in 1974 and reference is made to phone with cords （which I can still remember）， I found this book to be highly relevant and insightful。 "Trust not a man's words if you please， or you may come to very erroneous conclusions; but at all times place implicit confidence in a man's countenance in which there is no deceit and of necessity there can be none。" George BorrowEven though my copy of this book was printed in 1974 and reference is made to phone with cords （which I can still remember）， I found this book to be highly relevant and insightful。 。。。more
Guntass Sandhu
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It is a good book for those who absolutely knows nothing about a human’s behaviour and their body language。 Since I am someone who has a psychological background， did not find it as useful as I thought that it would be。 But， then again it depends upon how well you are aware about the people around you and how much to do pay attention to the smallest details which helps you to analyse their behaviour。 I would recommend it to the people who have a hard time understanding people or those who wants It is a good book for those who absolutely knows nothing about a human’s behaviour and their body language。 Since I am someone who has a psychological background， did not find it as useful as I thought that it would be。 But， then again it depends upon how well you are aware about the people around you and how much to do pay attention to the smallest details which helps you to analyse their behaviour。 I would recommend it to the people who have a hard time understanding people or those who wants to read a person and their behaviour。 。。。more
Vipin Kumar
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The book has a collection of handy gestures used in daily communication and in negotiations。 It provides a good starting point to create a neutral vibe in difficult situations。
D a y
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