Body Language (book)

Body Language (book)

"Body Language - How to read others' thoughts by their gestures" is a best-selling book by Allan Pease, first published in 1981. It has been superseded by his 2004 book "The Definitive Book of Body Language: The Secret Meaning Behind People's Gestures", co-authored this time with his wife Barbara.


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