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What Every BODY Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People | [Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins]
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What Every BODY Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People

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  • by Joe Navarro , Marvin Karlins
  • Narrated by Paul Costanzo
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    7 hrs and 24 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    01-19-12
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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

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    Dazy Los Angeles, CA, United States 05-15-12
    Dazy Los Angeles, CA, United States 05-15-12 Member Since 2012
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    "Not good for the Audio, but for the hard copy"
    What disappointed you about What Every BODY Is Saying?

    there are many things related with PDF which is not included in audibook


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

    NA


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    great


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    very interesting story


    Any additional comments?

    wish to have those PDF mentioned in the book to visualize the readings

    23 of 25 people found this review helpful
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    Trip MONTCLAIR, NJ, United States 03-23-12
    Trip MONTCLAIR, NJ, United States 03-23-12 Member Since 2002

    I love Audiobooks. I listen to roughly 50-100 hours a month. It's a good thing I work for Audible!

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    "Interesting, SLOW narration and very dry"
    Is there anything you would change about this book?

    The narrator. He was so generic and flat it was difficult to maintain interest. I ended up listening at 2x speed. The topic was sometimes dry and a little hard to follow - but at least the author attempted to make a few asides or crack a joke or two, but none of that came across in the performance.


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    No much of a reliance on the PDF file to describe or demonstrate the content. Maybe this wasn't the right kind of book for an audiobook.


    What didn’t you like about Paul Costanzo’s performance?

    It was flat, monotone and lacking in any sort of real inflection. It made it difficult to maintain my interest in the book. He could have just as easily been discussing the merits of diesel engines. I've heard more interesting performances on commercials for mutual funds.


    Could you see What Every BODY Is Saying being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    Maybe a corporate training video starring an insurance salesman.


    Any additional comments?

    Good book for the content, but prepare for a slog through the narration.

    65 of 73 people found this review helpful
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    Jackie Greenwood Village, CO, United States 05-28-12
    Jackie Greenwood Village, CO, United States 05-28-12 Member Since 2011
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    What would have made What Every BODY Is Saying better?

    The material was dry and repetitive. Nothing earth shattering or insightful and the performance was perfunctory at best. The content could have been covered in a 30 page report that would have been more memorable had the reader been dynamic.


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

    no


    What didn’t you like about Paul Costanzo’s performance?

    Little inflection or intonation - like being read to by a robot


    27 of 30 people found this review helpful
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    manaf riyadh, Saudi Arabia 05-25-12
    manaf riyadh, Saudi Arabia 05-25-12 Member Since 2011
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    "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

    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    loix Pittsburgh, PA, United States 04-09-12
    loix Pittsburgh, PA, United States 04-09-12 Member Since 2004
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    "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.

    11 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    Rick Pittsfield, MA, United States 11-30-12
    Rick Pittsfield, MA, United States 11-30-12 Member Since 2005
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    "An unadulterated crock, plus painful narration."

    I've never given a one star review out of hundreds of Audible purchases - but they don't allow zero stars (or minus stars) for which this waste of hard drive space would qualify. Believe this pseudo-science bit of drivel if you wish, but utter drivel it shall remain. I suspect this to be largely a manufactured book deal to supplement the author's FBI pension. Don't expect even the merest whiff of scientific evidence to support his very nearly psychic claims and you shan't be disappointed. To overcome the boredom (and ponderous narration) I found it more informative to attempt to follow the profusion of logical fallacies that permeate this troubling discourse. I so rarely feel that I have wasted a credit (and my time) but, I regret that such is the case. And yes, as many others have so stated, the narration is, at best, quite intolerable. Purchase at your peril.

    15 of 17 people found this review helpful
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    Terri Fayetteville, AR, United States 01-21-13
    Terri Fayetteville, AR, United States 01-21-13 Member Since 2011

    Say something about yourself!

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    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    More information told in a more interesting way.


    What was most disappointing about Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins ’s story?

    Basic information that could have been gleaned from a magazine article. No true insghts.


    Any additional comments?

    Skip this one.

    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    Gladis houston, TX, United States 03-06-12
    Gladis houston, TX, United States 03-06-12
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    "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.

    83 of 102 people found this review helpful
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    A. B. Kinsler Atlanta, GA, USA 03-29-12
    A. B. Kinsler Atlanta, GA, USA 03-29-12

    Britt

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

    I can't believe a person can sound so robotic that does this professionally. I had to speed it up just to tolerate his constant rhythm that was not appropriate for how the sentences were worded. Made this very difficult to get through.


    What didn’t you like about Paul Costanzo’s performance?

    Nothing.


    32 of 39 people found this review helpful
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    Dominik "Runopotamus" PA, USA 02-03-13
    Dominik "Runopotamus" PA, USA 02-03-13
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    I'd not recommend this book cause it's like recommending half cake recipe to best friend...


    What was most disappointing about Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins ’s story?

    Through whole book I had a feeling that some ingredients in this recipe are missing. In my mind if you want to share something with others do it right and honestly or don't bother at all.


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    Narrator really sucks... He's more boring than all my worst teachers combined.


    Could you see What Every BODY Is Saying being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    No, no, no...!!! No movie here!


    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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