The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading Body Language


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Using both photos and line art, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Reading Body Language reveals and explains the visual tells to be found in faces, eyes, and lips; the positions of hands, arms, and legs; stances; gestures; the uses of everyday objects; and more. Additionally, strategies to elicit body language are detailed as well.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Body Language


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While no one questions that the human body gives off important signals - signals that provide a key to our emotions and sensations - finding an easy-to-understand and up-to-date source of information on the subject of body language is difficult. Enter The Complete Idiot's Guide to Body Language, the first new comprehensive book for the general public on the subject of body language to be published in years. Packed full of information, The Complete Idiot s Guide to Body Languageprovides all the information anyone would ever want to know about this fascinating topic.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading


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Presents strategies and techniques designed to increase reading speed, and improve comprehension and retention of a variety of reading materials.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Verbal Self-defense


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Offers advice on identifying the verbal bullies in one's life, determining the difference between abuse and "kidding around," turning negative comments to one's advantage, and delivering verbal defense appropriately and confidently




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language


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Explains how to use American Sign Language to make introductions, tell time, order food, tell a joke, communicate with children, express emotion, and ask for directions




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Modern China


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This work provides an informative guide to the roots of modern China. It also looks at the key challenges and opportunities that face China in the 21st century.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Body Sculpting, Illustrated


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The Complete Idiot s Guide to Body Sculpting Illustratedis for anyone interested in achieving a healthy, toned physique. This book covers the most effective body sculpting exercises for every major muscle group, and provides various methods - from free weights and machines to bands and exercise balls - for performing those exercises, making it the perfect workout companion for the gym or home. The book contains simple bulleted steps for completing each exercise and more than 400 photos that illustrate the beginning, midpoint, and ending movements of the exercise; variations of the exercise (to work the same muscle from a different angle, increasing muscle definition); and what it looks like to do something the wrong way (very useful for avoiding injuries from more complex exercises).




The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Getting Girls


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Straight-shooting techniques for success with the ladies. Here, in this terrific, pocket-sized guide are all the tools needed to successfully approach and talk to a woman, get her phone number, and get a date. With tips on what to do and what not to do, this book covers everything from reading body language and using a wingman to learning what girls are looking for in terms of looks, money, and career. • Straightforward advice and practical tips for guys from the women they’re trying to meet. • Includes topics such as reading signals, moving in for the pick-up, starting a conversation, and keeping it going. • There are 100 million single adults in the US. • According to a recent It’s Just Lunch survey, 76% of men believe that a relationship is more important than their career.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adult ADHD


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A thorough examination of a misunderstood condition Though it's traditionally thought of as a childhood disorder, a growing body of research is bringing awareness to the fact that ADHD often contin­ues into adulthood, though its symptoms often take on a different form and make the disorder more difficult to diagnose. • Covers what ADHD looks like in adults, how symptoms can vary greatly from one person to the next, and how it often gets misdiagnosed • Includes information on related conditions that often coexist with adult ADHD, including depression and anxiety • Discusses various treatment options-pharmaceutical, behavioral, lifestyle, and alternative approaches




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Functional Training Illustrated


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Lengthen spine, tuck pelvis under, bend knees . . . and shovel that driveway! The goal of functional training is getting the various muscle groups to work together for real-life activities, such as snow shoveling. The guide includes: • A functional fitness self-assessment • More than 120 exercises for different levels, using either props or one's own body weight • More than 300 photographs demonstrating proper movements • Warm-up and cool-down exercises • Sample workout plans for personalized results. • An appealing, practical approach to exercise, with more than 120 highly–illustrated exercises.