World-renowned zoologist and author of dozens of popular books,
Desmond Morris now catalogues and briefly explains nearly every
aspect of our lone, social and anti-social behaviours. Our signals,
gestures and actions, usually taken for granted, are acquired by
genetic inheritance, personal discovery, social absorption or
deliberate training. The author examines everything from mockery
signals and symbolic insults to parental signals and play patterns,
from aesthetic behaviour and lefthandedness to how we walk, eat and
swim. The origins of obscene signals make interesting reading,
destined to spring to mind the next time anyone cuts you up in
traffic! And there are countless useful hints. Faced with an
aggressor, it's as well to remember that if his face is pale, he's
more dangerous than if it has reddened. A crimson face means that
he has experienced a parasympathetic backlash and is no longer in
the pure state of readiness to attack. There are many fascinating
revelations, some of which you might have preferred not to know.
Women once weaned their children by chewing up their food and then
passing it into the infantile mouth by lip-to-lip contact. Adult
kissing is explained as a relic of this mutual tonguing and mouth
pressure. A 'Liar's Charter' is listed, with 20 giveaway signs to
tell whether someone is lying. Caught like flies in aspic in the
brilliant colour illustrations are victims of non-verbal leakage:
Bill Clinton touching his nose and Prince William photographed in a
false smile. Morris explains why the nose touch has become the most
overworked of all deceitful actions. During Grand Jury testimony,
President Clinton was seen to have touched his nose 26 times when
answering questions about Monica Lewinsky. This book is an
achievement representing some 40 years of work and is highly
recommended for anyone fascinated by how the human animal functions
and communicates - not to mention as an invaluable reference tool
for assessing whether celebrities are telling the truth. (Kirkus
UK)
Consisting of his timeless classic Manwatching, completely revised and updated, with much new material gathered since the book's original publication, and for the first time incorporating the text of Bodywatching, this new edition is set to become the definitive 'body language bible'. Lavishly illustrated throughout with line drawings and two 16pp colour plate sections, Peoplewatching is a handsomely designed and fitting tribute to one of the most thought-provoking and popular scientists of his day.
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