Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life Sunday, August 2 2009.

• “Beautifully interweaves research with anecdotes, recommendations, and the behind-the-scenes flubs, accidental discoveries and debates . . . that are the essence of scientific inquiry.” —Scientific American A renowned expert in nonverbal communication, Paul Ekman led a revolution in our scientific understanding of emotions. In Emotions Revealed , he assembles his research and theories to provide a comprehensive look at the evolutionary roots of human emotions, including anger, sadness, fear, disgust, and happiness. Drawing on decades of fieldwork, Ekman shows that emotions are deeply embedded in the human species. In the process, he answers such questions as: What triggers emotions and can we stop them? How does our body signal to others whether we are slightly sad or anguished, peeved or enraged? Can we learn to distinguish between a polite smile and the genuine thing? Can we ever truly control our emotions? Unique exercises and photographs help readers identify emotions in themselves and others. Emotions Revealed is a practical, mind-opening, and potentially life-changing exploration of science and self. c

Shelfari edited the contributors of Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Paul Ekman: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life Friday, July 17 2009.

• I have included in this book all that I have learned about emotion during the past forty years that I believe can be helpful in improving one's own emotional life.