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Title: Gestures : The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0-471-18342-3 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 10 October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting
Comment: This book is good to read in general terms as it attempted to explain the gestures from all around the world. Sometimes, it's amusing to read & at times, I would be loss for words as what I thought was the right things to do in certain countries is actually considered as rude or obscene. Perhaps, it's the kind of book that you can read in the plane or just as a matter of interest. The presentation is rather text book-ish with bullet points, occasional pictures to ease readers' boredom, something like a PowerPoint presentation. I guess that denotes the writer's background being a prominent guest speaker.
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful, interesting and funny
Comment: This is a nice book. If you are going to travel abroad or you meet foreign people, you would like to know what these people understand from your body language. Of course, the book also gives you good material for chatting with friends from anywhere (including your own coutry).
Don't expect the book to tell you what a gesture means in every part of the world or to show you every gesture used in some part of the world. The book of course doesn't do such a hard task, though it tries: it explains you the gestures that are generalized (or most common) in a country. However, be always aware that there are exceptions and gestures you should know and are not included in the book.
Below are some questions you'll answer reading the book. In some cases the book gives you also the explanation about the gesture (what it comes from).
Where should you avoid the "OK sign"?
Where should a man enter before a woman?
Why Latin people get closer to you when talking?
How should you bow in Japan?
Rating: 5
Summary: "Thumbs up!"(U.S.)
Comment: Very helpful, amusing,well-organized, and no unnecessary information. For our diverse society, this is good to have on hand. connie338 shipped the book right away, too. Thanks!
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Title: Do's and Taboos Around The World by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471595284 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries by Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway, George A. Borden ISBN: 1558504443 Publisher: Adams Media Corporation Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Multicultural Manners : New Rules of Etiquette for a Changing Society by Norine Dresser ISBN: 0471118192 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 19 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business by Roger E. Axtell, Tami Briggs, Margaret Corcoran, Mary Beth Lamb ISBN: 0471143642 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 18 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Do's and Taboos of Humor Around the World : Stories and Tips from Business and Life by Roger E. Axtell ISBN: 0471254037 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 06 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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