The Dictionary Of Body Language

Penelope Gardner-Chloros

All about bilingualism, in science and in life: the benefits and controversies, the individual experience, and the social significance.Nearly half the world's people are bilingual, but many have no clear understanding of what—aside from being fluent in more than one language—bilingualism means. This lively introduction by linguist Penelope Gardner-Chloros covers everything a bi...

Shigehiro Oishi

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experienceFor many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived ...

Dr. Sunita Sah

Why is it so hard to speak up, even when we know something's wrong?This is the definitive book on defiance, a clear-eyed dissection of the forces that silence us, featuring groundbreaking research and legendary stories alongside everyday examples and strategies for how to unleash the power of a "True No."Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wante...

Laura Huang

From celebrated business school professor and author of Edge, a research-backed framework for honing and harnessing your intuition to make the right decisions and attain greater levels of achievement.What sets the most successful people apart? You may think that the correct answer is hard work (and it's certainly part of it), but in her interviews of the most accomplished indiv...

Aaisha Alvi

"A brave and lyrical exploration of motherhood and mental health . . . as terrifying as it is riveting." — Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of MadnessA powerful exploration of postpartum psychosis and motherhood — and a call to end the stigma and blame.Early motherhood is supposed to be joyous, but for Aaisha Alvi those early days were ruined by t...

Steve Biddulph

Psychologist Steve Biddulph reveals a groundbreaking insight: we possess not just one, but two minds. While our familiar, analytical mind dominates in today's busy, modern world, our primal, instinctual 'wild creature' mind lies dormant, waiting to guide us with its innate intuition and compassion. In a world grappling with unprecedented mental health challenges, Steve offers a...

Joe Navarro

Tras el éxito internacional del bestseller «El cuerpo habla», el exagente del FBI y experto mundial en lenguaje no verbal, Joe Navarro, vuelve con su obra ma?s práctica y útil: un novedoso diccionario en el que describe y explica ma?s de 400 actitudes corporales y sus correspondientes interpretaciones. Un manual de referencia para entender mejor a aquellos con los que interactu...

Joe Navarro

Joe Navarro pasó veinticinco años en el FBI, persiguiendo a espías y a otros peligrosos criminales por todo el mundo. En su trabajo, liderar con éxito era literalmente una cuestión de vida o muerte. Ahora nos ofrece las lecciones que tanto le costó aprender. Sé excepcional refleja la experiencia de toda una vida en los cinco principios por los que se rigen las personas sobresal...