Body Language [Mass Market Paperback]

Julius Fast (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1988

This classic book introduces kinetics, the science of non-verbal communication, which is used to analyze the common gestures we use and observe every day, gestures which reveal our deepest feelings and hidden thoughts to total strangers--if they know how to read them.

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About the Author

Julius Fast --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; 1st edition edition (May 15, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671673254
• ISBN-13: 978-0671673253
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for Reading Body Language, August 22, 2003

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Alan Brogus (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Language (Mass Market Paperback)

I've noticed a lot of negative reviews for this book. They seem to be written by people who think there is some mysterious science, or set of "tricks" that can be deployed using body language.

This is not a book of tricks. It will not teach you any weird occultic secrets or mystical rites. If you're looking for the "unfair advantage" that gets so heavily hyped on the Web, it's not here. It's not anywhere else, either (lol).

This IS, however, a great book for understanding the essential science of nonverbal communication through body language. It is an awesome introduction to the science and, frankly, none of the books that have followed have done much to improve on it.

A couple of specifics...If you want to know if a woman is interested in you, that section of this book is pretty good. If you want to learn how to communicate your interest in a woman, without having to say a word, read the chapter about "Mike." It's dynamite. I've used it many times to express attraction for a woman. It works like magic.

And the wild thing is, these techniques also create attraction in women when you use them.

So don't believe the "short cut" seekers who have blasted this book. It's a cool, wise, intriguing read.

64 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not what you're looking for, June 14, 2002

By 

Wyote (Seoul) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Language (Mass Market Paperback)

You probably want a guide to body language. This isn't it. This is an attempt to define the study of body language as a science. It offers very few concrete examples of body language because that isn't its point.

There are many other books on body language out there that probably serve your purpose better.

However, if you're interested in the philosophy of science, and the margins of the social sciences, then this book is a primary source from the 1970s.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with this book, October 11, 2005

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A. DeMarco - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Language (Mass Market Paperback)

Simply said, this book is far too general to be of any use. It makes the case that there is such a thing as body language, and that it can be read, and that it is very useful, but it does not teach you anything on how to read body language. If I were you I wouldn't bother reading this book.