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_bPEA
_c2006
245 1 0 _aThe definitive book of body language
_cAllan & Barbara Pease.
250 _aBantam hardcover ed.
260 _aNew York
_bBantam Books
_c2006.
300 _axiii, 386 p.
_bill.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [380]-386).
505 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 -- Summary
650 1 0 _aBody language.
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