How to Tell What People Are Thinking (Revised and Expanded Edition)

A trusted handbook for more than a decade, Peter Collett's bestselling guide to body language, How to Tell What People Are Thinking, has been fully updated with the latest research, including insight into everything from Zoom meetings to the confounding world of online dating.

Understand what people aren't saying and what you're unwittingly revealing about yourself

How does the way someone use their feet show if they're interested in you?

Does knowing someone really well help or hinder your ability to tell when they're lying?

Why do people in business meetings touch their face while the boss is talking?

How can you spot likely winners and losers at sporting events just by looking at them?

How to Tell What People Are Thinking (Revised and Expanded Edition) answers these questions and explains how certain clues provide insight into people's innermost thoughts. Social psychologist Peter Collett decodes the fascinating intricacies of body language and speech, analyzing behaviours that range from boardroom bravado to date-night deceit. Packed with both famous and everyday examples, this is an entertaining and invaluable guide to our society's language of unconscious communication.