Mindreader

Tired of guessing what people are really thinking? Using insights from the new science of psycholinguistics, New York Times bestselling author and a longtime consultant to the FBI, CIA, and NSA will help you read people in every situation—in person, on a screen, or in writing. What did your boss really mean in that email? Is your mechanic stretching the truth? Whether you’re engaged in a casual conversation or a high-stakes negotiation, it’s critical to understand the subtext of a situation. But with so much interaction happening on screens—via email, texts, or video chat—we are losing the ability to interpret expressions and cues. Furthermore, since many are now savvy about body language, it’s become even harder to discern someone’s true thoughts or intentions. A leading lie-detection instructor to the FBI and other security agencies, psychotherapist David Lieberman, PhD, takes “people reading” to a whole new level. In Mindreader, he shows you how to apply his cutting-edge methods to countless everyday situations, including: Detecting the messaging behind passive language, personal or impersonal descriptions, and level of detail. Determining whether someone’s account of any incident is the truth or a work of fiction. Finding out whether a potential hire, a dating app match, or new babysitter is trustworthy or hiding something. Nobody wants to be played a fool. Mindreader will help us identify who can be trusted, and who may be out to get us.