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Summary: a few good insights, nothing more
Review: As far as reading people, this book is an okay guide. She breaks things down into easy to use categories, though much of what she says is obvious. On the plus side, there are a few interesting revelations (the info on lisping, for example), and there are quizzes to help assess your abilities to read people (though there are the inherent dangers of self-deception and misinterpretation in such self-scoring tests). She only devotes a page or two to cultural differences and neurological problems, and she makes the common mistake of assigning specific interpretations to various acts of body language. There are also some glaring signs of sloppy editing as, at one point when talking about Lady Di, she makes a reference to a previous mention of her in the book which does not exist, and at another point refers to information in an appendix which does not exist. If you must read this, skim or speed-read it, as it's not worth much more of your time than that.
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Summary: Popcorn
Review: I found the first third of the book to be interesting and useful in helping me become aware of people around me. I notice a lot more about people in public after reading that first portion. The rest of the book was very single-minded, opinionated, and arrogant. After stripping away all the commentary and extra fluff and "I'm absolutely right" stories I found her information intersting and useful in reading people. But it was very difficult to drag the good information from the book and even then that information had to be diluted. Not everyone meets every criteria all the time, so you have to keep that in mind when reading a person. Their actions show how they are feeling at that moment, but not how they are period. I also didn't like the way she seemed to say that there is no hope for anyone to change the way they are. She also gave some "undesireable" traits breaks, telling readers to treat them nicely, while she told readers to abandon other traits. Overall I think I would read the book again, but there are better books to read about "reading" people.
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Summary: A Searcher
Review: I read this book to learn how to read people, but I ended up reading not only others but also myself. An eye-opener. It has raised a lot of self awareness in me, especially the first part of the book. Definitely a good read also for anyone interested in reading himself/herself to improve life for others. I must admit the later part of the book was rather common-sensical and the author's views were rather opinionated. However, we have to credit the author for daring to take a firm stand in dealing with likely misdemeanors while at the same time taking a compassionate stand for possible physiological problems beyond the control of the perpetrator.
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