Read People Like a Book
2020
- nonverbal communication
- interpersonal skills
- social psychology
- persuasion
- charisma
- influencing people
- reading people
The story
Speed read people, decipher body language, detect lies, and understand human nature. Is it possible to analyze people without them saying a word? Yes, it is. Learn how to become a “mind reader” and forge deep connections. How to get inside people’s heads without them knowing. Read People Like a Book isn’t a normal book on body language of facial expressions. Yes, it includes all of those things, as well as new techniques on how to truly detect lies in your everyday life, but this book is more about understanding human psychology and nature. We are who we are because of our experiences and pasts, and this guides our habits and behaviors more than anything else. Parts of this book read like the most interesting and applicable psychology textbook you’ve ever read. Take a look inside yourself and others! Understand the subtle signals that you are sending out and increase your emotional intelligence. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. Learn the keys to influencing and persuading others. •What people’s limbs can tell us about their emotions.•Why lie detecting isn’t so reliable when ignoring context.•Diagnosing personality as a means to understanding motivation.•Deducing the most with the least amount of information.•Exactly the kinds of eye contact to use and avoid Find shortcuts to connect quickly and deeply with strangers. The art of reading and analyzing people is truly the art of understanding human nature. Consider it like a cheat code that will allow you to see through people’s actions and words. Decode people’s thoughts and intentions, and you can go in any direction you want with them.
What it’s like
Brisk, practical and plainly organised, the prose here reads like a well-thumbed field guide: short declarative sentences, headers that promise a quick takeaway, and examples of ordinary people in cafés, offices and first dates rather than atmospheric scenes. There is no sensory world to speak of, only the faint textures of a modern self-help paperback, with clear chapter sections and bolded tips that can be dipped into in any order. The mood is upbeat and self-assured, a little bit like a friendly coach leaning across the table to share a trick. It suits a commute, a lunch break, or an evening when you want something to skim with a highlighter rather than something to sink into. Tone stays light and encouraging, with no real darkness, though the subject touches on deception and manipulation, so the material is more clinical than comforting. Expect little violence or distress, only the mild tension of being told that other people's hidden signals can be decoded. It is for readers who want concrete social skills, reading the room, and a sense of control in conversations, and who enjoy self-improvement that feels like a clever game.
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