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?
Your body-language dictionary
1. Understanding the basics
Why it's not what you say
How body language reveals emotions and thoughts
Why women are more perceptive
How fortune-tellers know so much
Inborn, genetic, or learned culturally?
Three rules for accurate reading
Why it can be easy to misread
Why kids are easier to read
True-life story : the lying job applicant
How to become a great reader
2. The power is in your hands
Intentional use of the palms to deceive
The law of cause and effect
An analysis of handshake styles
How dominance and control are communicated
How to disarm a power player
The cold, clammy handshake
Gaining the left-side advantage
When men and women shake hands
The Blair-Bush power game
The world's eight worst handshakes
The Arafat-Rabin handshake
3. The magic of smiles and laughter
Smiling is a submission signal
Why smiling is contagious
How a smile tricks the brain
Practicing the fake smile
Five common types of smiles
Why laughter is the best medicine
Why you should take laughter seriously
Why we laugh and talk, but chimps don't
Smiles and laughter are a way of bonding
Why crossed arms can be detrimental
Yes ... but I'm just "comfortable"
How the rich and famous reveal their insecurity
We were having pizza at the time
Why we're all becoming American
Cultural basics are the same almost everywhere
When one culture encounters another
The English stiff-upper-lip
"You dirty, disgusting pig!" : nose blowing
The three most common cross-cultural gestures
To touch or not to touch?
How to offend other cultures
6. Hand and thumb gestures
On the other hand, gestures improve recall
Rubbing the palms together
Using steepling to win at chess
Holding hands behind the back
Thumbs-protruding-from-coat-pocket
7. Evaluation and deceit signals
How the face reveals the truth
Women lie the best and that's he truth
Eight of the most common lying gestures
Evaluation and procrastination gestures
Head rubbing and slapping gestures
Why Bob always lost at chess
Women are better at it, as usual
Gaze behavior, where do you look?
How to keep eye contact in a nudist colony
How to grab a man's attention
Most liars look you in the eye
How to avoid being attached or abused
The geography of the face
Look deep into my eyes, baby
The first twenty seconds of an interview
What channel are you tuned to?
How to hold eye contact with an audience
How to present visual information
9. Space invaders, territories and personal space
Practical applications of zone distances
Who is moving in on whom?
Why we hate riding in elevators
Cultural factors affecting zone distances
Why Japanese always lead when they waltz
Country vs. city spatial zones
10. How the legs reveal what the mind wants to do
Everybody's talking about a new way of walking
The four main standing positions
Defensive, cold, or "just comfortable"?
How we move from closed to open
When the body closes, so does the mind
Put your right foot in, put your right foot out
11. The thirteen most common gestures you'll see daily
Why you should learn to nod
How to encourage agreement
How we show we're ready for action
Sizing up the competition
Leg-over-the-arm-of-chair
Gestures that show when a person is ready
12. Mirroring, how we build rapport
Mirroring on a cellular level
Mirroring differences between men and women
What to do about it if you're female
When men and women start to look alike
Intentionally creating rapport
13. The secret signals of cigarettes, glasses, and makeup
Differences between men and women
Smoking as a sexual display
How to sport a positive or negative decision
How smokers end a session
Wearing glasses on the head
The power of glasses and makeup
14. How the body points to where the mind wants to go
15. Courtship displays and attraction signals
The emergence of the colorful male
Why women always call the shots
Differences between men and women
The thirteen most common female courtship gestures and signals
What men look at in women's bodies
How beautiful people miss out
Is he a butt, boobs, or leg man?
Male courtship signals and gestures
Men's bodies, what turns women on the most
Is she a chest, legs, or butt gal?
16. Ownership, territory, and height signals
He's a big man around town
Why some people seem taller on TV
How body lowering can sometimes raise status
How TV politicians can win votes
How to placate angry people
What's love got to do with it?
Some strategies for gaining perceived height
17. Seating arrangements, where to sit and why
It's not what you say, it's where you sit
Keeping two people involved
Why teacher's pet sits on the left
How to make an audience cry
An experiment in learning
Getting a decision over dinner
18. Interviews, power plays, and office politics
Why James Bond looked cool, calm, and collected
The nine golden keys to making great first impressions
When someone keeps you waiting
Fake it till you make it?
Seven simple strategies for giving you the extra edge
How to switch table territories
How to rearrange an office
19. Putting it all together
How well can you rad between the lines?
The seven secrets of attractive body language.
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