Nonverbal Messages: Cracking the Code: My Life's Pursuit Paperback – 19 Oct. 2016

Fascinating autobiography of Paul Ekman. Some interesting extra info on his subjects which are not in his other books on Micro and other emotions . I find all studies on Body/facial language very interesting and this book covers the background to a lot of his research.Excellent book Highly recommended.

For anyone interested or not in understanding an important part nonverbal language plays this book is a must.Well written ,it flows and is difficult to put down.

It was a present, he loved it!

I can't remember when I first discovered Dr. Paul Ekman-I suspect it was probably from reading the body language book 'What every BODY is saying' by Joe Navarro (which is excellent) or from watching the television series 'Lie to me'. Although Lie to me was a fictional show it was based on the work of Dr. Ekman and he consulted on the television series.The only book by Dr. Ekman which I have read prior to his autobiography is 'Emotions revealed' but after reading his autobiography I intend to read all of his other published works. I find body language and micro-expressions fascinating because they are universal and they can really give you good insights into other human beings when you are interacting with them. I'm not an expert in this area but just from reading the aforementioned books and watching Lie to me, I have become much more aware of the body language of not only the people I interact with but people on television as well-particularly news readers and people being interviewed.Something which really fascinates me is learning the stories behind pioneers such as Dr. Ekman-what inspired them to get involved in this line of work? where did their ideas come from? what challenges did they face and how did they overcome the obstacles in their way? For anyone who has watched the television series Lie to me, it was interesting to see the parallels between Dr. Ekman and Cal Lightman. For instance, I was unaware that Dr' Ekman's mother had committed suicide and this was one of the key story lines in Lie to me.The book covers every aspect of Dr Ekman's life from the early beginnings to his military service, academic career, visits to the Soviet Union, saint busting and his friendship with the Dalai Lama. If you are already familiar with Dr Ekman's work or you have an interest in body language/micro-expressions then this book is a must read. If you enjoy a good autobiography then this is one of the most interesting I have read.

Møre an autobiography of Paul Ekman then the complete book about micro-expressions I was Hoping to get, but still interesting.

I am a computer scientist, and I have been interested in learning to recognize non-verbal cues; my ability to do so has improved by reading Dr. Ekman's work. But the biggest lesson I gained from this book is this: If one has a passion for exploring something--like Dr. Ekman has for studying emotions--that person can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in life as Dr. Ekman has done.

J'aime les livres de Paul Ekman, son analyse est pragmatique, et les études concernant son domaine sont de qualité, et scientifique en majeure partie.De plus, il ne fait pas d'erreur comme beaucoup d'experts font, comme catégoriser les personnes, mettre des étiquettes à des personnes suivant une observation, ce que font beaucoup de personnes et qui faussent l'analyse.Il est dommage que des personnes se qualifient de super-experts, en publiant les mises en garde de paull ekman (comme les caméras détectant les comportements suspects, qui ont été tuées, ce qui fut le cas au Brésil).Et encore, il faut beaucoup d'humilité pour étudier ses livres. Certains se plaisent à croire qu'ils ont un pourvoir supérieur au aux autres en lisant ses livres, ce qui relève de ces certains à un problème psychologique plutôt qu'autre chose.Science sans conscience est la pire de choses; on ne peut pas analyser un être humain tout simplement en se basant sur des croyances, et des étiquettes, et ses livres indiquent clairement que l'être humain est une chose beaucouup plus complexe que cela.

Extraordinary book! I thought it would be more like an autobiography, but it is really a very insightful book. I recommend it!

Dans ce livre, paul ekman nous raconte sa vie, son enfance difficile avec son père, le suicide de sa mère, ses recherches et ses difficultés de trouver des financements. Je lui trouve quelques longueurs quand il règle ses comptes avec ses "chefs' mais j'aime son honnêteté, même en présence du dalai lama.Je comprends pas qu'il ne fasse pas le lien avec les thérapies cognitives, de l'influence de la pensée sur l'émotion.