Bodytalk: The Meaning of Human Gestures

by Desmond Morris

Book Overview

This world guide is the first attempt ever made to bring together, in a single volume, gestures from all around the world. More than 600 common gestures are illustrated, described, and explained. For the traveler, this guide is indispensable. But it also has special appeal for anyone who is interested in human communication.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517883554
• ISBN13: 9780517883556
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Gestures -- Revealed!

For anyone interested in human gestures as hobby or for their work, this is an excellent sorce of information. It is set up like a dictionary, with all the gestures you can think of plus their meanings and where the gesture has been sited. It's a very useful and interesting book for anyone wanting to study the human animal.