Bodytalk

Bodytalk
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781473523449
ISBN-13 : 1473523443
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Book Synopsis Bodytalk by : Desmond Morris

Download or read book Bodytalk written by Desmond Morris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to bring together the many different everyday gestures that are used all over the world. Desmond Morris has travelled to over 60 countries while making field studies of human body language, and made notes of hand gestures and facial expressions. The result is a fascinating reference book of over 600 different gestures from Europe, the Middle East, North & South America and the Far East. The book is arranged alphabetically under the part of the body used with Meaning, Action, Background and Locality and each gesture is illustrated with a line drawing. The World Guide to Gestures complements Desmond Morris's bestsellers Manwatching and Bodywatching.


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