Jo-Ellan Dimitrius

Probably more useful in showing me how people judge me than in teaching me to read others, this book takes an analytic approach to understanding people from their appearances. Honestly, it's not all that useful of a book; it doesn't reveal anything you wouldn't guess if you started deliberately analyzing and judging people from their mannerisms, appearances, and accouterments. I felt a few times like it was targeted at people on the autism spectrum, providing rules-based information on how to understand social situations that most people pick up on subconsciously. Still, in that it models the skill of judging people 300 pages over, it may yet make for a worthwhile read. I do feel like I'm more consciously aware of judgments I could make (that is, to use less loaded language: insights I could have) and that ones that others may be making about me now, which means I've benefited from the book the way I'd hoped.… (altro)

Very interesting tips on reading people which can also help a person looking to polish their own image. I was a little sickened by her mentions of defending OJ but if I tried to ignore that and focus on her jury profiling techniques I could better appreciate her expertise. The author also give many examples of situations where such skills would be useful as well as many different ways the same "tell" could be read giving the reader a word of caution on jumping to conclusions. No hocus pocus easy answers and quick results.… (altro)