"The leading lie-detection instructor to the FBI and other security agencies for over two decades, David Lieberman, PhD, takes "people reading" to a whole new level. Drawing on the latest research in psycholinguistics-the vital cues embedded in spoken and written speech patterns--Mindreader delivers proven, cutting-edge methods useful for countless real life applications, including: Learning to detect the messaging behind passive and indirect language, personal or impersonal descriptions, and the levels of detail someone is willing to share. Quickly determining whether someone's account of any incident or experience is the absolute truth or a work of complete fiction. Finding out whether a potential hire, a blind date, or the new babysitter is trustworthy or hiding something. Nobody wants to be played a fool. Mindreader will save readers time, energy, and heartache by identifying who can be trusted, and who is out to get them"--
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ISBN:0593236181
ISBN:9780593236185
Physical Description:xiv, 220 pages : illustration ; 24 cm print
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218).
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: Subconscious reveals -- What they really think -- How a person sees and feels about other people -- Close encounters -- Relationship status and power -- Reading the mood -- Part II: The human lie detector -- Assessing honesty and integrity -- The art of reading the bluff -- Making up stories: Alibis and lullabies -- Tricks of the trade -- Part III: Taking a psychological snapshot -- A peak into personality and mental health -- Narrative identity: Reading hearts and souls -- Activating the defense grid -- The meaning of values -- The resilience factor -- Part IV: Building a psychological profile -- In search of sanity -- The psychology of self-esteem -- Unmasking personality disorders -- Reflections of relationships -- Highs and lows and suffering in between -- When to worry: Red alert and warning signs -- Conclusion: What to do with what you know.
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