Body Language, Body Mechanics, Kinesis,
Non-Verbal Communications, whatever you want to call it,
is a vast topic. There is a lot of written material (less on the web)
that is informative. Unfortunately, most of my library books are now
out of print. Remember that most of these listed below are
anecdotal and not valid research.
highly recommended
worthwhile
a classic, but a little dated
not personally read
Body Language by Julius Fast,
Pocket Books, Reissue 1988. Subtext: Making Body
Language Work in the Workplace, 1991, Out of Print.
Bodytalk; The Meaning of Human Gestures by Desmond Morris,
1995 Bodywatching; Bodytalk : a world guide to gestures , Out
of Print.
Conquering Deception by
Jef Nance, Irvin-Benham Group, 2001.
Difficult
Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and
Sheila Heen, Viking Press, 1999.
Gestures : The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the
World by Roger E. Axtell, Wiley, 1998.
How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds
or Less by Nicholas Boothman,
Workman Publishing Company, 2000
How to Say It with Your
Voice, by Jeffrey Jacobi, Prentice Hall Press,
2000.
How to Say It at Work: Putting Yourself Across With Power Words,
Phrases, Body Language and Communication Secrets, by
Jack Griffin, Prentice Hall Press, 1998.
I Know What You're Thinking:
Using the Four Codes of Reading People to Improve Your Life, by
Lillian Glass, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
New Perspectives: NLP by Carol Harris,
2000
Reading People by Jo-Ellan
Dimitrius and Mark Mazzarella, Ballantine, Paperback 1999.
Signals: How to Use Body
Language for Power, Success, and Love
by Allan Pease, Bantam Books, Reissue 1984..
The Hidden Dimension by
Edward T. Hall, Doubleday, Reissue 1990.
The Silent Language by Edward T.
Hall, Doubleday, Reissue 1973.
Teach Yourself Body Language by Gordon Wainwright,
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, second edition 2000.
You've Only Got Three Seconds : How to Make the Right Impression
in Your Business and Social Life by Camille
Lavington with Stephanie Losee, Doubleday, 1997
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