BODY LANGUAGE
Julius Fast
Pan Books, London, 1971 (Reprint Edition)
Condition: Good+. Light toning and faint creasing to cover consistent with age; interior mild toning, unmarked; binding sound.
About the Book
When Body Language first appeared, it opened an entirely new dimension in popular psychology the study of non-verbal communication as a window into thought, emotion, and human motive. Julius Fasts accessible synthesis of social science research and everyday observation helped a wide readership recognize the silent, unconscious codes of posture, gesture, and movement that reveal how we truly feel beneath our words.
The book explores body movement as emotional expression from intimacy and attraction to concealment and power. Topics include personal space, eye contact, sexual signalling, and the cultural grammar of gesture. Its influence spread far beyond psychology, shaping early training in communication, business, and even law enforcement.
About the Author
Julius Fast (19192008) was an American author whose work ranged from medical science writing to mystery fiction. He won the first Edgar Award for Best First Novel (1946) before turning to non-fiction subjects in psychology and physiology. Body Language became his most enduring success, a landmark in the human potential and behavioural awareness movements of the 1970s.
