Telling Lies

Paul Ekman is a famous American psychologist, professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, a renowned expert in emotions research, nonverbal communication, psychology and lie detection. He has figured out the most important behavioural clues to deceit; he has developed a one-hour self-instructional program that trains people to observe and understand “micro expressions’’; and he has done research that identifies the facial expressions that show whether someone is likely to become violent – a self-instructional program to train recognition of these dangerous signals has also been developed. Paul Ekman has been an advisor to police departments and anti-terrorism groups. He is also known worldwide as the mastermind behind the popular American crime drama television series “Lie to Me.”

            This book describes how lies vary in form and how they can differ from other types of misinformation that can reveal untruths. It discusses how a person’s body language, voice, and facial expressions can give away a lie but still fool professional lie hunters – even judges, police officers, drug enforcement agents, and Secret Service agents.  

Universal micro expressions and micro gestures always reveal a liar, regardless of social status and nationality; with the help of this book, you can notice what others do not see.

The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in exposing lies: politicians and businessmen, doctors and lawyers, psychologists, teachers, managers, housewives – everyone who does not want to become a victim of deception and psychological manipulation in their professional and personal lives.