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The books behind the science of reading people.

Essential reading on emotion, facial expressions, deception, interviewing and mindfulness - the books our trainers and researchers return to, and the ones we recommend to every student.

11 books
3 shelves
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Getting to the Truth

A practical, scientific approach to behaviour analysis for professionals

by Cliff Lansley

At some point today you are likely to have to make an important decision. It may be about a personal relationship; it could be about an important business decision; it may be about life and death. The moments when you say, “I just want the truth!”. In Getting to the Truth, you will expand your […]

Written by our founder, Cliff Lansley, as a practical companion to the methods we teach.

Published 2017
EIA Group
ISBN 978-1527206342

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Emotion & facial expression
The Emotional Brain

by Joseph Ledoux

1999 · W&N
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Emotion & facial expression
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Anniversary Edition

A Century of Research in Review

by Charles Darwin

In Darwin and Facial Expression, Paul Ekman and a cast of other notable scholars and scientists, reconsider the central concepts and key sources of information in Darwin’s work…

2009 · Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
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Emotion & facial expression
Emotional Awareness

Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion

by Dalai Lama, Paul Ekman

At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, and the psychologist Paul Ekman,…

2009 · Holt Paperbacks · ISBN 978-0805090215
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Emotion & facial expression
Emotions Revealed

Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life

by Paul Ekman

Using 40 years of groundbreaking research, Paul Ekman explores why and when we become emotional and what happens when we do – the external signs and facial expressions.…

2007 · Holt Paperbacks · ISBN 978-0805083392
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Emotion & facial expression
What the Face Reveals

Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System

by Paul Ekman

While we have known for centuries that facial expressions can reveal what people are thinking and feeling, it is only recently that the face has been studied scientifically…

2005 · Oxford University Press · ISBN 978-0195179644
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Deception & interviewing
Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities

by Aldert Vrij

2008 · Wiley-Interscience
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Deception & interviewing
Investigative Interviewing: The Conversation Management Approach

by Eric Shepherd, Andy Griffiths

2013 · OUP Oxford
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Deception & interviewing
Telling Lies

Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage

by Paul Ekman

Paul Ekman is a renowned expert in emotions research and nonverbal communication. In Telling Lies, he describes how our language, facial expressions, and the way we hold our…

2009 · W. W. Norton & Company · ISBN 978-0393337457
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Communication & wellbeing
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

2004 · Piatkus
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Communication & wellbeing
Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications

by David Matsumoto, Mark G. Frank, Hyisung Hwang

2012 · SAGE Publications, Inc
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The books behind the science of reading people.

Getting to the Truth

Essential reading, shelf by shelf.

The Emotional Brain

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Anniversary Edition

Emotional Awareness

Emotions Revealed

What the Face Reveals

Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Investigative Interviewing: The Conversation Management Approach

Telling Lies

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life

Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications

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Analyse what people say

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The books behind the science of reading people.

Getting to the Truth

Essential reading, shelf by shelf.

The Emotional Brain

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Anniversary Edition

Emotional Awareness

Emotions Revealed

What the Face Reveals

Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Investigative Interviewing: The Conversation Management Approach

Telling Lies

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life

Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications

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Read facial expressions

Analyse behaviour

Analyse what people say

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