A fresh, insightful, myth-busting guide to reading body language in the post-digital age

Whether you're at a job interview or an after-party, searching LinkedIn or swiping right on a dating site, you will want (no, need!) to understand what people are really thinking, regardless of what they're saying. How certain are you from their handshake that it's a done deal? Can you be so sure they're lying to you? Should you risk trusting them with your most intimate secrets--or even your life?

Unlocking your ability to better understand others' feelings toward you and predict their intentions will help you know when to run with a real opportunity and when to back away from certain harm. Stop wasting your time expecting the worst or hoping for the best--at work, in a crucial negotiation or on a promising first date--by using this new system of understanding nonverbal behavior.

Bestselling author Mark Bowden, with co-author Tracey Thomson--both principals at the communications company TRUTHPLANE--illustrate the essential points of body language in key situations with examples from everyday life, leavened with humor and insights that you can use to your advantage in virtually any situation.