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Title: Body Language by Julius Fast ISBN: 0-671-67325-4 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.79 (24 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A good start
Comment: This book is a very good start at beginning to learn and understand body language but, in itself, is far from the ultimate guide. Since the book is rather dated and is released as one of the first books about the subject, it should be obvious that many more studies and research has been done on the topic. That is not to say that this book doesn't still serve its original purpose: an introduction to the subject, which it still does quite well.
Rating: 4
Summary: Classic, with some surprisingly relevant topics for today...
Comment: This is a classic little book about the art of reading body language. As the editor of Charm Magazine, I've researched this topic in depth. This book doesn't tell it all, but it is THE place to start. I assure you that all the body language authors out there have read this book.
Readers may be turned off by some of the outdated scenarios and old-fashioned language. The use of "men" to describe both men and women is particularly confusing, especially because Fast sometimes uses "men" to mean just men.
Some surprising topics covered in this book include communicating with animals, viewing people as "non-persons" (which is quite relevant to issues like sexism), and even S&M.
On a personal note, I was pleased to see a section on "bedroom eyes," a phrase I've heard for years without truly understanding what it referred to, lol.
Another section of interest is a brief foray into the body language used in the Arab world. I can't vouch for the accuracy of his research into the Arab culture, but it's worth thinking about, especially in our post 9/11 world.
Rating: 3
Summary: Annotated Bibliography of Body Language by Julius Fast
Comment: Fast, Julius. Body Language. New York: M. Evans and Company Inc, 1970.
Julius Fast, the author of Body Language, a former senior editor at Medical News, and previous teacher of Body Language at The New School For Social Research and at Connecticut State College, throughout this book refers to many psychologists opinions and research. Some include Dr. Arnold Buchheimer, Dr. Albert E. Scheflen, and Michael Wolff. The information that is discussed gives the reader a good understanding about the basis of the study of kinesics, the study of body language. Many different areas such as posture, space, and masking are all combined allowing you to recognize what a person is really thinking, putting light upon a unique area of the study of language. Although this 1970 edition, published by M. Evans and Company Inc., and the second publication, released in 1988, are both somewhat outdated, the ideas and opinions discussed provide a good understanding for the reader that is uneducated in this topic and still well represents the ideas that have since then been further developed in a logical order. The book at the time of release received positive reviews, the Daily News saying, "Julius Fast's fascinating book tells how social scientists are discovering that your body cannot lie!" The book still remains in print today.
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