What Every BODY Is Saying

An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People

By: Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins

Narrated by: Paul Costanzo

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

He says that's his best offer. Is it?

She says she agrees. Does she?

The interview went great - or did it?

He said he'd never do it again. But he did.

Listen to this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover:

• The ancient survival instincts that drive body language
• Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings
• What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about moods and motives
• The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments
• Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust
• Simple nonverbals that instantly communicate authority

Filled with examples from Navarro's professional experience, this definitive book offers a powerful new way to navigate your world.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2008 Joe Navarro (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers

Wow, listen to this book!

I'm not even quite sure how I picked this book to spend my credit on but I'm so glad it turned out to be an awesome find! It gives you the medical reasons why our body language can say more than the words that we say -plus examples that happened through out his career while he was an FBI agent . While listening to this book I became a people watcher and have observed some of the examples he talks about in the book so now I can't help feeling like this book has given me tools to decode what people are saying without saying it. Delivers its promise! Great use of credit.

The book could have been so much better

1. If it had had another narrator (as pointed out by most of the earlier reviews). This narrator seems to be constantly out of breath and pauses whenever he can (within a single breath group in a few cases). It's a miracle that despite the narrator I still could see that the author has done his best to lay out his expertise in a way that would make sense to the least attentive reader.

2. If the editor had cut out most of the redundant passages and "foreshadowing". The introduction seemed so long, I kept wondering if the book would ever get to the point instead of promising to do this and that. There were also quite a few examples that were repeated (along with the accompanying pictures).

3. If the author had gone into the details of the case of the "liar that got away" near the end of the book. The author confesses that even he didn't see it coming (which was refreshing), and since he goes to such great lengths to underscore how difficult lie detection is, it would have been helpful if he had provided his "hindsight" about the case of that liar extraordinaire.

4. If the publisher had hired professional actors to demonstrate the different "tells". Despite his expertise in spotting and analyzing tells, the author (also the man in the pictures) leaves much to be desired as a mime, and the woman in the pictures was even less convincing.

WOW! I learned so much. "Happy Feet", enough said.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the people around them.

What other book might you compare What Every BODY Is Saying to and why?

I remember reading a book about body language in the eighties. I can't remember the exact title, I was quite a bit younger, (weren't we all?). But.. in that book a lot of the same observation were made.

Have you listened to any of Paul Costanzo’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but he did a great job.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

*See Headline

Any additional comments?

I loved this book. It comes with a PDF. Make sure you download it.

an ok book

Is there anything you would change about this book?

not sure , i might have created a summery of each chapter at the end highlighting the points presented in the chapter

If you’ve listened to books by Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins before, how does this one compare?

no

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

informative
slightly back and forth

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

not sutable

Any additional comments?

i did learn something

Really good information...

Not the best book to "listen" to, for I am sure the pictures really help understanding... and I am not one for downloading the PDF's to carry and look at during the reading. That said, I could visulize pretty well the gestures and body language Joe was explaining and learned a great deal. This book would be wonderful for anyone who needs to read people such as doctors, policemen, shrinks, judges, ministers, bankers, mothers (wish I had read while my kids were younger)... and crooks who don't want to get caught. I plan on listening again to cement the ideas.

every BODY

Narrator was a little monotone a s d f g h s s s s s s s s

Material is beyond fantastic.

Did Paul Costanzo do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

I thought this material would have been presented better by someone else. His voice was rather ... monotonousness.

Great book Ruined by the worst narration ever

Narrator emphasizes random words and sounds like a robot. Horribly distracting and thoroughly annoying. Such a shame to ruin a helpful book like this with a guy who keeps stressing every AND in the text, as well as other completely random words. It's grueling to listen to the entire book solely because of the robotic narration. I wish someone would redo this with a decent narrator. Joe Navvaro - you've been conned, I am surprised that you accepted this subpar job that does your really great book such injustice. Again, such a pity.

Not for me.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I listened for 3 hours and had to stop.

Has What Every BODY Is Saying turned you off from other books in this genre?

Maybe

Which scene was your favorite?

Did not have one

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Any additional comments?

no additional comments

Awesome!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who deals with people on a daily basis.