Revealed emotions

In Emotions Revealed, renowned psychologist Paul Ekman explains the roots of universal emotions: of sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust and happiness, and demonstrates their manifestations in our faces through rich visual material. Its Facial Expression Coding System offers training in recognizing the feelings of your loved ones, colleagues or strangers.

The book is the distillation of several decades of his research. This is a practical, surprising and compelling guide to reading emotions: and that includes your own.

In the book, Ekman answers questions such as:

• Can we learn to recognize a lie?
• Can we learn to distinguish between a polite smile and a genuine one?
• Can we get the expression of our emotions under control?
• What are microexpressions and how to recognize them?

Revealed emotions can help you improve your quality of life with a little effort. You will become more aware of your feelings and more aware of the signals others are sending to you through facial expressions, voice, and body language. As you read, you will slowly begin to realise why some people behave in certain ways and be able to assess their emotions more accurately; You can then adapt your response to avoid conflicts and sharp confrontations.

The book is extraordinary in the range of emotions observed, the unique exercises, and the many photographs that help readers more easily identify emotions in themselves and others. Chances are, after reading Emotions Revealed, you will never look at the people around you with the same eyes again.

Paul Ekman is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California and a recognized expert in the field of nonverbal communication. He is one of the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th century. Ekman has collaborated on the series Anatomy of a Lie and the animated family film about emotions In Your Head.