Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World, Revised and Expanded Edition

图书标准信息

• 作者 Roger E. Axtell 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 1997-10
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471183426
• 定价 178.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

AsfeaturedintheNewYorkTimesandReader′sDigest

"Aneye–openerintothepitfallsawaitingtheunawaretraveler."

--WashingtonPost

"Cansavetheinnocentabroadfromgreatgobsofserioustrouble."

--ChicagoTribune

Beforeyouraiseyourhandtosignalthewaiter,extendyourthumbtohitchhike,orflashthe"O.K."signwiththumbandforefinger,Stop!Thinkofwhereyouareandexactlywhatyouaretryingtosay–otherwiseyoucouldcreateaninternationalincident.RememberwhenPresidentBushthoughthewasflashingthe"V"forVictorysigntocheeringAustralians?(Seeinside.)Exploringtheinsandoutsofbodylanguagefromheadtotoe,thisnewlyrevisedandexpandededitionofRogerAxtell′sindispensableguidetakesyouallaroundtheworldofgestures–whattheymean,howtousethem,andwhentoavoidthem.Thislatesteditionincludes:

Updatesaboutthe200mostpopulargesturesandsignals–anddozensofnewexamples

Newsectionscoveringspecialgestures–fromAmericanSignLanguageandtaichitoflirtingandkissing

Informationtoguideyouthroughgesturescountrybycountry–fromSwitzerlandtoJapan,NigeriatotheNetherlands

Amusinganecdotesandhelpfulhypotheticalscenarios

【作者简介】

ROGERE.AXTELLisapopularafter-dinnerspeakerandthebestsellingauthorofsevenDo'sandTaboosbooks(allavailablefromWiley),includingDo'sandTaboosAroundtheWorldandDo'sandTaboosofPreparingforYourTripAbroad.HelivesinWisconsin.

【目录】

ThePowerofGestures.TheMostPopularGestures.SpecialTypesofGestures.Gestures:HeadtoToe.TheUltimateGesture.TheInnocentAbroad'sShortlist.Country-by-CountryListing.AdditionalReading.Index.