The Dictionary of Body Language audiobook

I loved Navarro's "What Everybody Is Saying" and I was eagerly anticipating The Dictionary of Body Language. The good and bad news is that it delivers as promised. It is bite-sized and still comprehensive in documenting the myriad aspects of body language and their possible interpretations. The disappointment, for me at least, is that there was no story-telling. The book is as dry as a standard reference manual, useful without being particularly interesting. I highlighted some pieces that I can see using ongoing, but I was just a little disappointed in the book relative to my own expectations.

After reading the author's "What every body is saying" I really started taking notice in body language, and that book was a very good introduction to the field for me.This one is not good as an introduction: it lacks illustrations and describes body language literally from head to toes, rather than from basics to subtleties.It's main purpose, I believe, is to refresh your memory. If you are not sure what a particular gesture or pose means, you can just look it up here. It's much easier to do it with this book, since it's content is categorized from upper to lower body. Plus it has more info than "What every body is saying" and no storytelling.The book serves it's purposes very well.

A really great practical guide that goes over small tics and movements in every part of the body and what they can tell you. I honestly have nothing bad to say about this book and it was a fun read.

Somos todos una bolita de nervios, es un pensamiento que tal vez tengas por la cantidad de "pacifiers" que usamos en nuestra comunicación no verbal, cosa que me sorprendió y me dio alivio, por ejemplo saber que cuando cruzo mis brazos frente a mi pecho me estoy abrazando a mi misma, no significa que me esté cerrando a los demás, y viceversa. Es una guía clara y bien organizada para observar y leer a la gente.

I really enjoyed learning about body language. There was so much I didn't know and now I feel like I pay more attention to how people's bodies react and not just focus on their words. Highly educational. Would reccomend if you're interested in reading people.

Good book but almost every movement is explained as the person being anxious or nervous

The book was eloquently written, very detailed however I would have loved if there was a bit of humor used in the examples given to explain scenarios for reading the body.

As a writer I'm finding this book helpful in the art of showing vs. telling when it comes to the wide array of emotions of "body language".I would recommend it for any writer to have on their shelf as a quick reference.I most particularly like topic #111 (Tongue in Cheek). So many double meanings.

I appreciated the brevity of this book - it will make it easier to go back and look for information when I want to. I also enjoyed how the author organized the behaviors he discussed by body part. There were some behaviors he wrote about that I wish he went into more detail on why humans do these certain actions, not just what the actions are.

Joe Navarro beschreibt in diesem Körpersprache-Guide die kleinen und grossen Gesten und die noch kleinere Mimik, die einem ermöglicht, seine Mitmenschen besser kennenzulernen und einzuschätzen.Seit ich klein bin, hege ich eine Faszination für die meist übersehbaren Signale meiner Mitmenschen. Von Joe Navarro habe ich auch schon einige Bücher gelesen. Dementsprechend kannte ich schon Vieles aus dem Buch, aber es gab doch das ein oder andere, das mir neu war.Wer sich die Entwicklungsgeschichte gewisser Gesten oder den Ursprung von nonverbalen Signalen im Gehirn sparen möchte, für den ist dieses Buch perfekt. Es ist in verschiedene Körperteile eingeteilt, wie: Füsse, Kopf, Arme, usw. In den einzelnen Kapiteln findet man dann die Signale und ihre Bedeutung dazu.Dabei erwähne ich gerne nochmals, dass es für kein einziges nonverbales Zeichen eine einzige Bedeutung gibt. Es kommt immer auf die Person und den Kontext an, den man miteinbeziehen muss. Deshalb dient dieser Guide nur dem Überblick, aber für einen richtigen Durchblick, lohnt es sich andere Bücher des Autors durchzulesen, die einen tieferen Einblick in die Analyse geben.Auch ist das Buch sehr angenehm und kompakt geschrieben. Es gibt Aufschluss über simple Sachen, die wir alle sehen, aber manchmal nicht bestimmten können.Meiner Meinung nach ein tolles Buch, um sich schnell zu informieren oder sein Gedächtnis aufzufrischen – wenn auch etwas trocken (aber das sind ja alle Guides).

Wenn den Menschen die Sprache gegeben wurde, um ihre Gedanken zu verbergen, dann war Zweck der Gesten, diese zu offenbaren.John Napier[Auszug aus dem Buch] Es war super interessant und informativ aufgebaut und da wir vorher schon Menschen lesen - Ein FBI- Agent erklärt, wie man Körpersprache entschlüsselt, gelesen haben war es umso interessanter für uns. Da hier meistens nur die einzelnen gestiken und Mimiken beschrieben sind, gibt es hier eigentlich nicht viel zu erzählen. Nur das es mega aufschlussreich war, vielleicht kann man sich nicht alles merken, aber man schaut jetzt zwei mal hin, wenn man mit jemandem redet und achtet mehr darauf wie der Gegenüber sich eigentlich verhält und wie man es zu verstehen hat, was er tut oder eben nicht tut. Wir können das Buch jedem Empfehlen der sich für solche Themen interessiert, deswegen gibt es von uns eine klare Leseempfehlung. Ein kleines Beispiel habe ich euch natürlich auch noch mitgebracht: Trauriger Blick - Schlaffe Augenlieder verleihen uns einen Traurigen, niedergeschlagen oder deprimierten Blick. Allerdings können schlaffe Augenlieder auch durch Müdigkeit bedingt sein.[Auszug aus dem Buch]

Facilitates More Acute Awareness of OthersBoth of these books: The Dictionary of Body Language and What Every Body is Saying by retired FBI agent, Joe Navarro, are excellent at facilitating the understanding of what another might really be saying (or not saying) or thinking. The information in these books is indispensable both in personal situations (intimate and familial as well as friendships) as well as business interactions, but is also phenomenal in counseling and/or various types of therapeutic situations, since it alerts the counselor/therapist to possible issues that might need to be brought to the surface and addressed. It has especially helped me, since from the time I was young, I saw the best in everyone but didn’t always recognize red flags that should have alerted me to the danger lurking behind the smile. Fortunately, I’ve learned quite a bit since then. But knowing this information has raised my emotional and intelligence quotients significantly. Thank you, Mr. Navarro, for your amazing contribution.

I have recently read his first book: What every BODY is saying and thought it was one of (if not the) most interesting and educational books I have ever read. It has truly opened my eyes to the world I never knew existed. Body language is truly the second language we all speak, but only a select few both know that they speak it and speak it well. I would recommend Joe Navarro's first book (what every BODY is saying What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People) to read before this one. I think would prove a more open introduction to the vast world of body language. It would also make it easier to understand some of the stuff Joe Navarro says in context, as he provides his own stories in the book as well. After you read that book, and if you are intrigued, this, I think would prove a good follow up. This is because it provides a more intricate and detailed account of body language. His first book, (say it with me) What Every BODY is Saying is more story-driven, while this one is, as the title suggests, more of a field guide format. I am 50% of the way through the book, and I loved it so much, I wrote an extensive review, I hope that tells you something.