Recently got interested in the subject and did an Amazon search for books in the field, but the top results seemed a bit 'fluffy'... What book(s) would you recommend?
It would be more useful if you stated your specific interest of the body language / general cues.
Eg., Is it for...
dating women?
making sales / closing deals?
making friends?
spotting liars?
Understanding your intent will help.
Reading / communicating with body language is an art, much like learning to play a musical instrument or speaking a language. It takes study, practice and feedback to truly learn it well. While a book / written list of words cannot replace the actual body language, here are some general universal cues, just a few that came to mind:
Arms crossed: closed / defensive
Hand on chin: thinking / contemplation
Leaning in / touching you: signs of interest
Usually, it is a group of cues that forms a picture of what someone is really thinking. An individual cue by itself can be unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt.
I have only fleeting interest in the subject so I've only read one titled "What every body is saying" by Joe Navarro.
It did teach me a few things, but didn't really strengthen my interest or desire to go more to more depth in the field.
[+] [-] macguyver|11 years ago|reply
Eg., Is it for...
dating women? making sales / closing deals? making friends? spotting liars?
Understanding your intent will help.
Reading / communicating with body language is an art, much like learning to play a musical instrument or speaking a language. It takes study, practice and feedback to truly learn it well. While a book / written list of words cannot replace the actual body language, here are some general universal cues, just a few that came to mind:
Arms crossed: closed / defensive Hand on chin: thinking / contemplation Leaning in / touching you: signs of interest
Usually, it is a group of cues that forms a picture of what someone is really thinking. An individual cue by itself can be unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt.
[+] [-] brickcap|11 years ago|reply
http://www.amazon.com/The-Definitive-Book-Body-Language/dp/0...
[+] [-] KNoureen|11 years ago|reply
[+] [-] gbertb|11 years ago|reply