Love Signals: A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship

Other body language books commonly have the "If A, then B" type of presentation. "If she preens, it means this".The author not only takes a logical approach to explaining body language, but also the value it brings in social interactions. I can't quite explain it, but its the author's emphasis on the mystery of shyness and the expression of body language that's out in the open yet remains invisible. A quote in a book sums it up."I find it fascinating that we feel free to express ourselves through body language about things we would never speak of in words".This book has helped me become hyperaware during social interactions. Reading body language is slowly becoming instinct. It has helped me understand my own shyness threshold and other's.This is one of the few books worth reading over and over again. I will be adding this to my collection of life skill books.

The book is informative and gives useful clues to sorting out some mysteries of human nature. The writing style did not captivate me, but it worked well enough.

This book provides great insights into the nonverbal communications that take place in relationships, the dating process and in courtship. Written from an anthropological point of view, it's like a guidebook to the human mating process. I found it a fascinating, fun and easy to read book. The subject fascinates me and the author, an anthropologist, did a great job of outlining the process we all follow when we try to find love, regardless of culture or upbringing. As the book emphasizes, expressing love and interest in another person is largely nonverbal and reaches across the language barrier. Want to understand the process of how humans connect with one another, maybe even improve your ability to connect, then this is the book to read and absorb.If you like to people watch, as I do, this book is also a great field guide to how people act and respond to others. It's great fun to take what you've learned in this book and use it to decode the actions of others as they struggle to meet, mingle and connect with others. With understanding comes enlightenment, and we can use the knowledge and insight provided in this book to be better at our relationships, both in establishing new ones and improving the ones we have now.

Imagine that you've had a weathered old treasure map lying around your house for years. People told you that it's a real treasure map, and yet for some reason, you never got around to following it. Finally, one day, out of curiosity, you say, "What the hell -- let's see where this takes us." You follow the map, and -- you find treasure! Who knew.That's how I feel about "Love Signals" by Dr David Givens. I had known about its existence for years, but only now finally got to reading the whole book. What a treat! It is full of fascinating, little-known yet totally essential facts about how human beings operate in the world. I thought I had read every book under the sun about love and courtship, and yet this book contained reams of entirely brand-new data for me. I must have highlighted a good 40% of the text. Some delightful things I had never heard of before:-- Lip compression and showing the tip of the tongue are unconscious aversive signals. If you do them, people will stay away, and you won't even know why.-- Trigeminal taste, related to what people would call "heat" or "spiciness", is unexpectedly arousing-- The importance of signaling vulnerability for a successful approach (eg through pigeon toes or an exposed neck), especially if you're a guy.I particularly like that fact that Dr Givens has done a lot of the primary research himself and presents the data to you with the rigor and care of a scientist. No wildcat anecdotal claims in this book: everything is amply supported by peer-reviewed observation. The information in this book is so esssential and yet so little-known by the general public that it should be called "The Book of Secrets." And yet, here it is, hiding in plain sight. If you're interested in improving your love life or understanding humans a little bit better, this is essential reading.-- Ali Binazir, M.D., M.Phil., author of The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman's Guide to Being Absolutely Irresistible, the highest-rated dating book on Amazon for 157 weeks

Very intellectual, but interesting and it helped me make some adjustments which have so far helped! If you don't mind reading scientific terms, you will like it.

When I learned about the importance of body language, I thought what women look inside of the men when our bodies move? I searched long enough for a real-deal, science backed book which is I think shouldn't be just someones ideas and facts, rather supported with examples from nature and exemplary animals.Seeing this book and It's bad and medium reviews made me hesitant about buying. I've read all of'em. But my instincts however forced me to at least try the sample. After reading some pages, I was hooked.This book does really got it for me. I am teenager interested in applicable scientific knowledges to our everyday life, and I genuinely learned when to do, how to act, what to wear and made me understand what is courtship. Don't be mistaken, book isn't about "do-that" "not to's". It just explains and I figured many points(and if you buy, you'll) take the points out. Trust me please, and start reading it.

The book was an excellent condition! I really enjoyed reading the book. The book is very descriptive and gives good scientific explanations! The price plus shipping was very cheap! I will definitely buy from this seller again!

He nailed it. This is a must have to better understand your partner and achieve a higher eq. I Highly recommend this to anyone looking to become a better lover.

A very interesting book with many interesting ideas. It is hardly however a practical guide - I have learned much more about the sexy body language from the chapters in standard body-language treatments, such as Julia Fast and Alan Pease.Also, I was a bit annoyed about the author sprinkling the text with many professional terms, which are explained, but really do not add much understanding.

I have read a few books on this subject and found one or two to be very disapointing. This one however, is one of the best in my opinion. It is divided into neat little sections, clearly explaining each signal and sign and how to interpret it. This book is very good as it deals with more than simply picking women up in clubs [although there are references to how to do this as well]. After reading this, you will be able to spot indcators of interest through out your daily life, not just when socialising in pubs and clubs. It is very well written, entertaining and easy to follow. Not in any way gimmicky or full of useless information like some books are. This one is a definate must have for all men as it shows a different approach to the ones described in books such as "the Game" and "the mystery method" which i would also recommend to get a completely different angle on love signals and what to do about them

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce premier livre de David Givens.Son approche est très pragmatique.Ce livre regorge d'informations utiles pour tous ceux qui veulent approcher le sujet des relations humaines sous un angle anthropologique.Il est aussi très facile à lire.

Theres plenty in this book that most people wouldn't consider a love signal and its nice when you read about something so subtle like a hand with the palm facing up and not realising that it was a sign.Even things like body odour, while most of us understand that sweat and that unclean smell is off putting for most, theres the same damage from too much perfume or aftershave.The animal kingdom is mentioned a lot, which does make a lot of sense, it helps us to understand, and many references to different parts of the brain and which areas are being triggered by certain movements, stances, smells, sounds and more.Its an interesting book, definately helps you to understand more and a book that you could of course go back to as a reference.

Good and applicable anthropology! It's apparently based on years of research and delivered in a very matter of fact way that makes it trustworthy - it brings to mind a lot of things I've personally experienced and gives understanding. Very good. Of course swift delivery, you can't get much faster than electronic transmission!