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Summary: keep it confidential
Review: Pleasantly surprised. I've read several books on the subject (truth, deception, interpreting body language), but I must say this one had a different slant. Its original, insightful, and the first I've seen that comes from an ex-cop. Good enough I won't recommend it to the people i deal with on a day to day basis, Id rather they not know this stuff!
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Summary: more focused on interrogation
Review: The book is more focused on interrogation than on day to day situations, and most of the techniques work only after you are with the person for a while. However at the same time, this book when properly studied, can help you in most of your day to day conversations, as long as you first spent some time in the past speaking to those people.
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Summary: Practical Information, Presented In Clear Language
Review: The great thing about this book is that Nance avoids the use of psycho-babble and jargon. He gets right to the matter at hand - conquering deception - and presents his information in clear language. Conquering Deception should be used as a text-book in all advanced criminal justice classes and police training courses.
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Summary: Interesting, but drags on too much.
Review: The premise of this book is to teach one how to spot deceptive behavior. Even though the topic and premise is interesting, it doesn't deliver much. The first half of the book just talks about influence. A better book on the subject would be "Influence: The Psychology of persuasion." The other half of the book actually delves in the area of deception. There were some interesting nuggets found throughout the last half of the book, but ultimately, I still don't know how to conquer deception. Cool book, but tends to get real wordy and tends to drag on for a while, which makes it a boring read.
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Summary: very enlightening
Review: There is a LOT of knowledge shared by the author in this book! There are many different facets of our conversation and body language described. For this book to help you in your everyday conversation with others, you will definitely have to work at it and pay closer attention to details and words. After awhile it will become habit, just like the author states.
Easy to read, couldn't put it down.
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Summary: owes a huge debt to NLP techniques but still pretty good
Review: this book could have been titled "NLP in fieldwork and the kinesic interview" and we would have had a much more accurate idea of what it was about. I did enjoy tasting how Nance blended NLP technology with the problems of information gathering under adverse circumstances. It is also a good way to introduce those with no NLP experience to the idea of NLP's value in negiotiating and questioning processes where there is an adversarial relationship. He drops a few interesting tidbits from the inside, such as 20% of career police may fit the sociopathic personality style... takes one to know one it seems...
All the same, if I wanted to gain a little more edge in my negotiating style, I would nead this book. I seriously doubt I'd be able to "instantly spot when others try to manipulate you to get their way" as the cover manipulatively claims for itself...
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Summary: It's about more than Deception
Review: This book is a fun, entertaining and educational read. I think there's more to this book than the title implies. At least the first half of the book speaks more to interpersonal relations, human habits and behaviors, and conversational success. I think the book scores on both the "detective" angle hawked on the cover, and a more Dale Carnegie-like level that relates to getting along with others. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Tells you all the secrets of deception
Review: This book is excellent. It is highly qualified and written by a professional. It explains every detail behind a lie. Allowing you to spot any deception instantly. Highly recommended for anyone who doesn't want to be deceived any more.
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Summary: Short and Only Mildly Interesting
Review: This book is just over 200 pages long, and could be much shorter. The words and spacing are large, and there really aren't that many unique concepts. The main thrust of the book is about what a person's eyes can tell you when you are talking to them. This section is actually quite interesting, and is worth reading. There are a few other little insightful nuggets in the book, but it is otherwise mostly filler.
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Summary: Short and Only Mildly Interesting
Review: This book is just over 200 pages long, and could be much shorter. The words and spacing are large, and there really aren't that many unique concepts. The main thrust of the book is about what a person's eyes can tell you when you are talking to them. This section is actually quite interesting, and is worth reading. There are a few other little insightful nuggets in the book, but it is otherwise mostly filler.
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