Books like How to Read People by Jeffrey Jeschke

Joe Navarro, former FBI counterintelligence officer, explains how to read people’s nonverbal cues and use body language to build trust, convey authority, and spot deception in everyday interactions.

When you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you're in control.Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Verbal Judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies to successfully express your point of view--and take the lead in most disputes.This updated edition includes a new foreword and a chapter featuring Dr. Thompson's five universal truths of human interaction: People feel the need to be respectedPeople would rather be asked than be toldPeople have a desire to know why. People prefer to have options over threats. People want to have a second chanceStop being frustrated and misunderstood. Stop finding yourself on the losing end of an argument. With Verbal Judo you'll be able to have your say--and say what you mean.

Learn how to read and use nonverbal cues in business settings to improve meetings, negotiations, and everyday interactions.

An expert in the field of nonverbal communication explains how to interpret others' gestures and expressions and understand the nonverbal messages that they are sending to others, with explanations of specific gestures, facial cues, body positions, and body movements.