Have you ever wished your partner came with an instruction booklet? This international bestseller is the answer to all the things you've ever wondered about the opposite sex. For their controversial new book on the differences between the way men and women think and communicate, Barbara and Allan Pease spent three years traveling around the world, collecting the dramatic findings of new research on the brain, investigating evolutionary biology, analyzing psychologists, studying social changes, and annoying the locals. The result is a sometimes shocking, always illuminating, and frequently hilarious look at where the battle line is drawn between the sexes, why it was drawn, and how to cross it. Read this book and understand--at last!--why men never listen, why women can't read maps, and why learning each other's secrets means you'll never have to say sorry again.
Available for the first time in the United States, this international bestseller reveals the secrets of nonverbal communication to give you confidence and control in any face-to-face encounter—from making a great first impression and acing a job interview to finding the right partner. It is a scientific fact that people’s gestures give away their true intentions. Yet most of us don’t know how to read body language– and don’t realize how our own physical movements speak to others. Now the world’s foremost experts on the subject share their techniques for reading body language signals to achieve success in every area of life. Drawing upon more than thirty years in the field, as well as cutting-edge research from evolutionary biology, psychology, and medical technologies that demonstrate what happens in the brain, the authors examine each component of body language and give you the basic vocabulary to read attitudes and emotions through behavior. Discover: • How palms and handshakes are used to gain control • The most common gestures of liars • How the legs reveal what the mind wants to do • The most common male and female courtship gestures and signals • The secret signals of cigarettes, glasses, and makeup • The magic of smiles–including smiling advice for women • How to use nonverbal cues and signals to communicate more effectively and get the reactions you want Filled with fascinating insights, humorous observations, and simple strategies that you can apply to any situation, this intriguing book will enrich your communication with and understanding of others–as well as yourself.
In this classic international bestselling book, Allan and Barbara Pease highlight the differences in the ways men and women think. Barbara and Allan Pease travelled the world collating the dramatic findings of new research on the brain, investigating evolutionary biology, analysing psychologists research, studying social change and annoying the locals. The result is WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, the sometimes shocking, always illuminating, frequently hilarious look at where the battle line is drawn between the sexes, why it was drawn and how to cross it. Revealed: Why men really can't do more than one thing at a time Why women make such a mess of parallel parking Why men should never lie to women Why women talk so much and men so little WHAT MEN AND WOMEN REALLY WANT A must-read for everyone - you will learn as much about yourself and how to improve your relationships, as you will about the opposite sex.
Barbara and Allan Pease travelled the world collating the dramatic findings of new research on the brain, investigating evolutionary biology, analysing psychologists research, studying social change and annoying the locals. The result is WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, the sometimes shocking, always illuminating, frequently hilarious look at where the battle line is drawn between the sexes, why it was drawn and how to cross it. Revealed: Why men really can't do more than one thing at a time Why women make such a mess of parallel parking Why men should never lie to women Why women talk so much and men so little WHAT MEN AND WOMEN REALLY WANT A must-read for everyone - you will learn as much about yourself and how to improve your relationships, as you will about the opposite sex.
Authors of multi-million-copy-selling THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE reveal all you need to know about the body language of love. Learn the body language that will boost your confidence when it comes to relationships: " Understanding the opposite sex " The art of flirtation and courtship signals " The importance of eye contact " Does body language mean the same thing for him and for her? From first impressions to long-term relationships, BODY LANGUAGE OF LOVE will help you to identify and correct the body language which could be letting you down.
Do you know the top seven things men do that drive women nuts? Or the real reason women cry more than men do? What are men really looking for in a woman—both at first sight and for the long-term? These are only the starting points for Barbara and Allan Pease as they discuss the very real—and often very funny—differences between the sexes. Why Men Don’t Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes takes a look at some of the issues that have confused men and women for centuries. Using new findings on the brain, studies of social changes, evolutionary biology, and psychology, the Peases teach you how to make the most of your relationships—or at least begin to understand where your partner is coming from. They help women understand why men avoid commitment, what drives them to lie, and how to decode male speech to find out what they are really saying. They explain to men why women nag, how they use emotional blackmail, and how to understand (and take advantage of!) the top-secret scoring system all women apply. They also dish about the top turn-ons--and turn-offs--for both sexes. Laced with their trademark humor, Why Men Don’t Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes addresses a host of nitty-gritty battlegrounds as well, from channel surfing and toilet seats to shopping and communication. Already a #1 bestseller in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Holland, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, France, Czech Republic, India, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, Why Men Don’t Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes is the answer to understanding the opposite sex.
From the authors of multi-million-copy seller THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE comes a comprehensive guide to body language in the work place. Learn body language that will boost your performance in every business context: " Clinch that deal or interview " Give the perfect presentation " Decipher and use international body language " Understand eye contact " Clarify confusing gender signals From negotiating the office party to the best way to arrange your office furniture, BODY LANGUAGE IN THE WORK PLACE will help you to identify and correct the body language that's letting you down.
Allan and Barbara Pease are the world's foremost experts in personal relationships. Their books, seminars and TV programmes have made them household names from Australia to the UK and from the USA to Japan. In their follow-up to the multi-million selling WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, Allan and Barbara use the same combination of startling observation of people's actions towards one another, humour and practical advice to teach the reader more about what men and women want from relationships, and how to get it.
Following the Sunday Times bestselling success of their last book, WHY MEN CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME AND WOMEN NEVER STOP TALKING, acclaimed relationship experts Allan and Barbara Pease bring us this hilarious new 'Little Book'.THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEN AND WOMEN highlights the differences between the sexes in the way they think and act.
From internationally renowned authors, Allan and Barbara Pease comes the worldwide bestseller The Definitive Book of Body Language. In this book they examine and explain in simple terms, each component of body language. Regardless of your vocation or position in life, you will be able to use it to obtain a better understanding of life's most complex event – a face–to–face encounter with another person. It will make you more aware of your own non–verbal cues and signals, and will show you how to use them to communicate effectively and obtain the reactions you want. You will also discover how to: • Make a positive impression on others • Interview and negotiate successfully • Know if someone is available • Bond quickly and encourage others to co–operate • Make yourself likeable and approachable • Tell if someone is lying • Read between the lines of what is said • Recognise love–signs and power–plays This book will enable you to use body language to read others – and get what you want!
Sex is like air: it's not important unless you aren't getting any. And international bestselling authors Allan & Barbara Pease focus their insight and wit on this, the most important, yet sometimes most frustrating and confusing part of any loving relationship. With cutting edge research and groundbreaking analysis, Allan and Barbara reveal why men want sex and women want love. In this practical, humorous and easy-to-read guide Allan and Barbara help the reader discover the truth about their partner - or future partners. And most importantly, they translate the science into a highly entertaining read then teach you what you can do about it! This is a must-have book for anyone who wants to get the most from their relationship. It provides the answers both men and women are desperate to learn.
International bestselling authors Allan and Barbara Pease explore what men and women want from a sexual relationship and give humourous and practical advice. They begin with the premise that men and women are different. Problems appear in relationships when these differences work against each other. Embrace them and happiness follows.This book also includes illuminating science on the biology of love, why lovers are so crazy about each other, why men and women view sex differently and why wealthy men give women more orgasms.Moving from information to self-help, the book incorporates practical applications of the research including: how to handle a cheater; how to find the right partner; how to increase your Mating Rating; what to do when the chemistry is wrong and how to have a happy future with your partner.
Put your partner to the test and find out just how well you know one another. After more than thirty years of research into how relationships work and where they often go wrong, Allan and Barbara Pease devised this clever quiz book to help you determine how compatible you and your partner are. The special quizzes, to be taken by yourself and with your partner, will help you clear up common misunderstandings and communicate better. A unique blend of in-depth research, witty insight into human nature, and humor, Are You Made For Each Other? will help your relationship--and make you laugh as you learn.
Characters: 2 male, 2 female Interior Adjusting to married life can sometimes be a trying time for a young bride. For newlywed Ashley Wagner, however, marriage turns out to be an out of this world experience! For starters, the antique cuckoo clock, a family heirloom, that Ashley's Bavarian busybody of an Aunt-in-law gave Ashley's husband, Greg, as a wedding gift has, well...an unusual defect. The time piece has a wormhole which, when Greg turns back the clock to Standard time, opens a time warp that catapults Ashley back in time only to find herself pregnant and married to Greg's father, Klaus! Ach du lieber! Is Ashley then...Greg's mother? Expecting a baby and stuck in a time warp with a broken cuckoo clock and a different husband, Ashley comes to realize that her life is...well...A Crock of Schnitzel! A Crock of Schnitzel is a comedy for everyone who, at one time or another, has overindulged in a cornucopia of culinary decadence resulting in both night terrors and a whopper of a belly ache. Forget your antacids! Feast on fun! Enjoy every morsel of A Crock of Schnitzel! A German lesson in every bite!
The Little book of sound advice which tells you how to get on with your partner. Each page has a little truism to help women deal with their man's little foibles...The first rule of talking to a man: keep it simple! Only give him one thing to talk about.A man can either speak or listen. He can't do both. That's why when men talk to other men they take turns. Many Men think monogamy is what furniture is made out of.Men prefer looks to brains because most men can see better than they thinkMen can't find things in fridges, cupboards and drawers.One in eight men are colour blind to either red blue or green and most have little ability to match patterns and designs. That's why it's easy to spot a single man.Men can only do one thing at a time. For a man to talk during sex he needs to stop what he's doing.To get a man to listen, give him advance notice, provide an agenda and put a time limit on it.Men give their penis a name because they don't want a stranger making 99% of their decisions for them.
After more than 30 years of research into how people's relationships work or sometimes go wrong, Allan and Barbara Pease are constantly being asked for tips and advice as to how anyone can work out how their relationship is progressing. Now in this fun quiz book, the Peases have come up with a series of entertaining questionnaires that look at all the key aspects of how we interact, based on the subjects that they are most frequently asked about. There are chapters on talking and listening to help you find out if your partner is really paying attention; how to ensure that that search for an idyllic holiday home in the countryside doesn't become a nightmare when the navigator gets you hopelessly lost; how to find the right partner for you and how to make sure that once you've found them you both continue to be happy together; dealing with their in-laws and relatives; and how you can communicate properly.With their unique blend of in-depth research and witty insight into human nature, the Peases have written a book that will help you in your relationship - and make you laugh as you learn.
The Little book of sound advice which tells you how to get on with your partner. Each page has a little truism to help men deal with their partner's little foibles ... When a woman is speaking at the end of the day she doesn't want interruptions with solutions to her problems A woman will verbalise a series of items out loud in random order, listing all options and possibilities When you're dealing with an upset woman don't offer solutions, just show her you're listening When it comes to sex, women need a reason; men need a place
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