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The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide to Human Behaviour

The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide to Human Behaviour

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  • Author：Joe Navarro
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Summary

From former FBI agent and bestselling author Joe Navarro， a field guide companion to his classic What Every BODY is Saying， revealing the more than 400 essential body language indicators。 A decade after his huge international bestseller What Every BODY is Saying， which has sold more than half a million copies in the U。S。 and been published in dozens of foreign territories， retired FBI agent Joe Navarro offers its follow-up。
The Dictionary of Body Language is a companion "field guide" to What Every BODY is Saying， expanding the original work with hundreds of additional behaviours， and presenting them all in an easy-to-reference format。 Moving from the head down to the feet， Navarro explains the hidden meanings behind the many conscious and subconscious things we do with our bodies。 We learn how to tell a person's true feelings from movement and dilation in their pupils; what to watch for in the lips of a person who may be afraid， or lying; the many different varieties of arm-crossing， and what each one means; how the position of our thumbs when we stand akimbo reflects our mental state; and many other fascinating insights。
The applications for readers are numerous， from the business environment to romantic relationships。 After reading The Dictionary of Body Language， you'll have a new ability to read other people's true intentions， and to adjust your own body presentation so that you can convey the right messages。

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Reviews

Kim ，

Fascinating insight into body movement， both voluntary and involuntary。

Sophia ，

3。5 Stars -interesting

Daniel Stern ，

Fascinating little book describing a vast assortment of things that can be unconsciously communicated through our movements and expressions。 Based on Western world people behaviour （concretely US citizens）， but it includes some interesting notes about certain variations in other cultures。 Besides， much of it refers to automatic responses， which tend to be universal。

Scott ，

This a more of a catalogue of thoughts about body movements。 Nothing earth shattering here to read。 Although the author has considerable experience， there are no real pieces of evidence here to support that。 A catalogue of sorts without much substance。 Was hoping for something more。

Stijn Hartevelt ，

Its a dictionary of body language but its not a story。 Nice to have but not a good reader。

Jessica ，

A very concise， helpful read。 Pretty short compared to his first book， with no pictures。 Would recommend to an adult。

Kat Starwolf ，

Facilitates More Acute Awareness of OthersBoth of these books: The Dictionary of Body Language and What Every Body is Saying by retired FBI agent， Joe Navarro， are excellent at facilitating the understanding of what another might really be saying （or not saying） or thinking。 The information in these books is indispensable both in personal situations （intimate and familial as well as friendships） as well as business interactions， but is also phenomenal in counseling and/or various types of therap Facilitates More Acute Awareness of OthersBoth of these books: The Dictionary of Body Language and What Every Body is Saying by retired FBI agent， Joe Navarro， are excellent at facilitating the understanding of what another might really be saying （or not saying） or thinking。 The information in these books is indispensable both in personal situations （intimate and familial as well as friendships） as well as business interactions， but is also phenomenal in counseling and/or various types of therapeutic situations， since it alerts the counselor/therapist to possible issues that might need to be brought to the surface and addressed。 It has especially helped me， since from the time I was young， I saw the best in everyone but didn’t always recognize red flags that should have alerted me to the danger lurking behind the smile。 Fortunately， I’ve learned quite a bit since then。 But knowing this information has raised my emotional and intelligence quotients significantly。 Thank you， Mr。 Navarro， for your amazing contribution。 。。。more

Charmin ，

HIGHLIGHTS: 1。 Eyes will can confirm other nonverbal cues （smiling vs。 fake smiling）。 2。 Incongruence: leakage。 Left side door face is more accurately。 Telegraphing real emotions。3。 Duping Delight - smirk after deception。

Caleb Sommerville ，

A fine little read。 Nothing groundbreaking。 A whole lot of semi-scientific observations about body language， some typos， some weird pop culture references， and not a whole lot of insight。Still vaguely interesting though。

PatrickPhaff ，

This book is really flawed in my opinion。 It doesn’t go in detail of how he came to his observations。 All the signs he wrote are written down in a line or 5 where all he does is link it to things as anxiety， stress or fear。 I would nog recommend this book

Shreshth ，

Incredible

thehousethatjessbuilt ，

Very interesting facts to read about body language。 I didn’t expect the whole book to be definitions and listed almost as dot points。 But an easy read :）

Mariam Mohyee ，

It's so confusing。 Got a lot of potential but just needs categorizing It's so confusing。 Got a lot of potential but just needs categorizing 。。。more

Aditya Neupane ，

I don't know why I read it。。。 I realized I was insane after I did。。 I don't know why I read it。。。 I realized I was insane after I did。。 。。。more

L ，

3。5☆ A little bit hard and jumpy to follow， especially if you just read the audiobook but what can i say - i love body language

Farhana Faruq ，

I enjoyed this。 It's exactly what it says - a dictionary for body language。 It goes through each body part。 Some of it is basic actions most people know what they mean， some a little more complicated， and then some are based on different cultures and what they represent。 This is a 5 hour audio book。 If you want something with more content， check out Joe Navarro's book "What EveryBODY is Saying"。 That one was excellent。 I enjoyed this。 It's exactly what it says - a dictionary for body language。 It goes through each body part。 Some of it is basic actions most people know what they mean， some a little more complicated， and then some are based on different cultures and what they represent。 This is a 5 hour audio book。 If you want something with more content， check out Joe Navarro's book "What EveryBODY is Saying"。 That one was excellent。 。。。more

Neen ，

This was recommended by a friend after I told him I am slow to notice the body language。 I got what I was looking for — a quick guide to understanding nonverbal cues。 •The book is literally a dictionary。 Common gestures and their interpreted underlying causes are listed for each body part。 •This is the book I’ll come back to when I find myself too slow to take hints in social situations。 •A good book that delivers what it promises。•Time spent reading: 3 hours

Arunayan Sharma ，

Good to know from this book for better self-understanding with a positive attitude and behaviour。

landrejczyk ，

A really great practical guide that goes over small tics and movements in every part of the body and what they can tell you。 I honestly have nothing bad to say about this book and it was a fun read。

Marmota ，

Somos todos una bolita de nervios， es un pensamiento que tal vez tengas por la cantidad de "pacifiers" que usamos en nuestra comunicación no verbal， cosa que me sorprendió y me dio alivio， por ejemplo saber que cuando cruzo mis brazos frente a mi pecho me estoy abrazando a mi misma， no significa que me esté cerrando a los demás， y viceversa。 Es una guía clara y bien organizada para observar y leer a la gente。 Somos todos una bolita de nervios， es un pensamiento que tal vez tengas por la cantidad de "pacifiers" que usamos en nuestra comunicación no verbal， cosa que me sorprendió y me dio alivio， por ejemplo saber que cuando cruzo mis brazos frente a mi pecho me estoy abrazando a mi misma， no significa que me esté cerrando a los demás， y viceversa。 Es una guía clara y bien organizada para observar y leer a la gente。 。。。more

Audrey Blandford ，

This book is super cool and useful ！！ Would rec to anyone who likes learning new things about the person :）

Graham Estrellado ，

16% DNF。 It's basically a text book。 16% DNF。 It's basically a text book。 。。。more

Melissa Francisco ，

This is a quick reference guide for non verbal communication， it was very informative and organized。

Patrick Nolet ，

Absolutely dreadful。 This book is only useful to someone who has no ability to recognize social cues whatsoever。 Most of the information provided is simply common sense。 To top that off， when talking about certain actions， the author tries to explain them in detail but fails miserably。 Surely there must have been someone in the editorial process that suggested adding a few images to help make it clearer。 The only good parts of this book are the introductory paragraphs at the start of every chapt Absolutely dreadful。 This book is only useful to someone who has no ability to recognize social cues whatsoever。 Most of the information provided is simply common sense。 To top that off， when talking about certain actions， the author tries to explain them in detail but fails miserably。 Surely there must have been someone in the editorial process that suggested adding a few images to help make it clearer。 The only good parts of this book are the introductory paragraphs at the start of every chapter， too bad they only consist like five percent of the book。 Given the author's life experience I was expecting a much more in-depth analysis of various non-verbal communications。 What we are left with is the author simply laying out various actions and summing them up as being caused by stress 90 percent of the time。 It is called "The Dictionary of Body Language" so I was not expecting a literary masterpiece but the flow in this book is horrendous。 You might as well pick up a real dictionary where you will actually learn a thing or two。 Simply put， don't waste your money。 。。。more

Thrillers R Us ，

Succinctly describing the motivating force behind the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as fidelity， bravery， and integrity suggests that the FBI is an action packed place to work。 Author Joe Navarro spent 25 years in what John Grisham calls the 'Fibbies' and opines in THE DICTIONARY OF BODY LANGUAGE that FBI work is， for the most part， about making observations。 This is not good news for the bad guys， as our bodies reveal very accurately， in real time [via comfort markers Succinctly describing the motivating force behind the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as fidelity， bravery， and integrity suggests that the FBI is an action packed place to work。 Author Joe Navarro spent 25 years in what John Grisham calls the 'Fibbies' and opines in THE DICTIONARY OF BODY LANGUAGE that FBI work is， for the most part， about making observations。 This is not good news for the bad guys， as our bodies reveal very accurately， in real time [via comfort markers or behaviors]， our state of unease。 It's just a matter of knowing where to look and open your eyes to what you're seeing。 You have to learn to read all over again， if you will。Since the new CLARICE （2021） series just launched， an offshoot of Thomas Harris's seminal THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS （1988）， THE DICTIONARY OF BODY LANGUAGE is an even more apt read， as Joe Navarro spent at least half of his FBI tenure with the NS-BAP， the National Security Behavioral Analysis Program。 This book， however， does not include any anecdotes of criminals or terrorists caught and interrogated。 Navarro confines this book into bodily sections and what behaviors could suggest or be telling of。 Naturally， he cautions， that these gestures， behaviors etc depend on context。 So， exercise caution in trying to apply these tell-tale signs of human behavior to loved ones， co-workers or the grocery store employees telling you that the supply of TP has been exhausted。 25 years of chasing and interrogating spies， terrorists， and criminals make Joe Navarro an expert on reading human behavior and expressions - the rest of us better keep his book close by as a reference manual and make do。 。。。more

Annett Jummrich ，

Interesting read on nonverbal communication， although not sure I always agree with Mr Navarro。 Nonverbals he describes as being indicative of being deceptive or trying to hide something， I do when sitting on the couch reading a romance novel。 But then again， who am I to argue with a former FBI agent with decades of experience in deciphering the body language of thousands of people。 Some of the nonverbal communication he describes is pretty much common sense or things that everyone is aware of an Interesting read on nonverbal communication， although not sure I always agree with Mr Navarro。 Nonverbals he describes as being indicative of being deceptive or trying to hide something， I do when sitting on the couch reading a romance novel。 But then again， who am I to argue with a former FBI agent with decades of experience in deciphering the body language of thousands of people。 Some of the nonverbal communication he describes is pretty much common sense or things that everyone is aware of and has witnessed/experienced， so a number of observations described in the book are nothing new。 Having said all that， it is an intriguing subject and I will read Mr Navarro’s other books at same stage。 3。0 -3。5 stars 。。。more

Elena ，

i found it really interesting but it's more the kind of book you visit form time to times than the book you read all in one go。 i found it really interesting but it's more the kind of book you visit form time to times than the book you read all in one go。 。。。more

Sandra V。 ，

👀 will now "" observe "" people with these new skills 👀 will now "" observe "" people with these new skills 。。。more

EMMANUEL ，

I am very grateful for books that provide context to natural associations that allow for language to be further understood and expressed， like。。。 books about body language， and specific social experiences。 This book's context is very defaulted in the everyday social demographic tools of social body language。 The gestures。 The inflections （tone）。 The frequencies of those social responses （gestures， inflections。。。 made）。 I wish the book's context was， and also。。。 I wish the industry of "social bod I am very grateful for books that provide context to natural associations that allow for language to be further understood and expressed， like。。。 books about body language， and specific social experiences。 This book's context is very defaulted in the everyday social demographic tools of social body language。 The gestures。 The inflections （tone）。 The frequencies of those social responses （gestures， inflections。。。 made）。 I wish the book's context was， and also。。。 I wish the industry of "social body language"， would apply biological （Science） explanations to the reasons for the body language。 。。。more

Alaa ϟ ，

Wonderfully basic。 A perfect guide for Aliens that want to fit in and understand humans 👽

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