Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
by Mark Bowden and Tracey Thomson
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First published 2018
HarperCollins
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A fresh, insightful guide to
reading body language in the post-digital age. Whether you’re at a job
interview or a cocktail party, searching LinkedIn or swiping right on a dating
site, you want (no—need) to understand what people are really thinking,
regardless of what they’re saying. Understanding what others are trying to tell
you with their posture, hand gestures, eye contact (or lack thereof) or
incessant fiddling with their iPhone might all be even more important than what
you’re projecting yourself. Do they plan on making a deal with your company?
Are they lying to you? Can you trust this person with your most intimate
secrets? Knowing what others are thinking can tell you when to run with an
opportunity and when not to waste your time, whether at work, in a crucial
negotiation or on a promising first date.
Bestselling authors Mark Bowden and Tracey Thomson, principals at a
communications company, illustrate the essential points of body language with
examples from everyday life, leavened with humour and insights that you can use
to your advantage in virtually any situation.