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EMOTIONS REVEALED

Ekman, P. New York: Times Books (US). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (world). Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotional responses-from anger and fear to sadness and happiness-and shows how these emotions cascade across our faces, revealing information to those who can decipher the clues. Translating his research into a practical guide to reading emotions, he explains what triggers emotions and whether we can control them? And teaches us how to distinguish between polite smiles and the genuine thing.

Darwin and Facial Expression: A Century of Research and Review

Ekman, P. Major Books (2006) Celebrating the centennial of the publication of Darwin's work on emotional expression Darwin's central concepts are reconsidered in light of the work of the last one hunderd years by Paul Ekman and a cast of other notable scholars and scientists. Discussing emotional expression mainly of the face, chapters cover animals, infnats and children, and people of various cultures.

TELLING LIES: CLUES TO DECEIT IN THE MARKETPLACE, MARRIAGE, AND POLITICS

Ekman, P. Third edition with two new chapters, W.W. Norton, 2002 In this revised edition, Paul Ekman analyzes a range of deception strategies-from political, public, and private individuals, explaining how a successful liar most often depends on a willfully innocent dupe. He also descibes how lies can differ from other types of misinformation; and how body language, voice, and facial expressions can give away a lie but still fool professional lie hunters like police officers, and Secret Service agents.

THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS

Charles Darwin (Author) Paul Ekman (Editor) Third Edition, with Introduction, Afterword and Commentaries by Paul Ekman. Mark Ridley of Scientific American writes "This edition is no mere reprint plus introduction. The text itself is not a reprint, because Ekman has collated the previous editions and Darwin's manuscripts and corrected some errors. He has also added a particularly good afterword, in which he describes the 20th-century debate about whether emotional expressions are a human universal."

UNMASKING THE FACE: A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING EMOTIONS FROM FACIAL CLUES

Ekman, P. & Friesen, W. V. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1975. Reprint edition, 2003 Cambridge, Ma: Malor Books This book will improve your recognition of the facial clues to emotion, increase your ability to detect “facial deceit” and develop an awareness of your own face reflecting your emotions. Using photographs of faces , the authors explain how to identify basic emotions and how someone may mask, simulate, or neutralize them. Through practical exercises one may become perceptive readers of the facial expressions of emotion.

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