01815nam a2200145Ia 4500001001100000005001700011020001800028245006600046250002500112260003500137300003100172504005700203505139000260650001901650000002362920251012174651.0  a978055380472010aThe definitive book of body languagecAllan & Barbara Pease.   aBantam hardcover ed.  aNew YorkbBantam Booksc2006.   axiii, 386 p.bill.c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [380]-386). 0 aIntroduction -- All things are not what they seem -- How well do you know the back of your hand? -- How well can you spot body-language contradictions? -- How we wrote this book -- Your body-language dictionary -- 1. Understanding the basics -- In the  beginning ... -- Why it?s not what you say -- How body language reveals emotions and thoughts -- Why women are more perceptive -- What brain scans show -- How fortune-tellers know so much -- Inborn, genetic, or learned culturally? -- Some basic origins -- Universal gestures -- Three rules for accurate reading -- Why it can be easy to misread -- Why kids are easier to read -- Can you fake it? -- True-life story : the lying job applicant -- How to become a great reader -- 2. The power is in your hands -- How to detect openness -- Intentional use of the palms to deceive -- The law of cause and effect -- Palm power -- Our audience experiment -- An analysis of handshake styles -- Who should reach first? -- How dominance and control are communicated -- The submissive handshake -- How to create equality-- How to create rapport -- How to disarm a power player -- The cold, clammy handshake -- Gaining the left-side advantage -- When men and women shake hands -- The double-hander -- Handshakes of control -- The Blair-Bush power game -- The solution -- The world?s eight worst handshakes -- The Arafat-Rabin handshake -- Summary10aBody language.