This was definitely a great one! I highly suggest it to others because I was intrigued from the first page until the end.

Enjoyable and useful book that outlines how to interpret facial expressions and body language. A lot of it was obvious but as a whole, the book was quick and illuminating.

I was a bit torn with reading this book, as I am a total sceptic when it comes to stuff like reading the face to identify personality traits, health problems, compatibility and life purpose.

However, the book piqued my interest nonetheless. It is written in a rather anecdotal style, building on case studies from the author's clients. Some of the things he told them, they confirmed, but in other situations he didn't hear from the client again so we don't know how accurate the reading was.

Whilst I am still not convinced about the subject;' reliability itself, I found it quite interesting. He described different shaped faces, different traits in regard to lines, nose, ear and eye shape - and it did make me start to look at people in a different way - trying to identify a bucket face from a King face for example.

This book introduced me to the world of face reading - I thing I didn't know existed, so it has broadened my mind in that respect.

Split into three parts, Eric provides a strong conceptual framework centered on the ancient art of face reading.

He skillfully leverages the power of storytelling to explain facial analysis. Moreover, he provides a comprehensive note section, highlighting the plethora of resources and references he refers to.

Eric fulfilled his goal of helping the reader recognize, access, and ultimately enhance their innate capacity to evaluate those around them by simply understanding face-to-face communication.

Recommended for those who have bosses they cannot always "read" and for spouses seeking to improve their communication.

What would happen if you could know more about a person's character, interests or tendencies simply by looking at his or her face? Eric Standop, master face reader, shares tips and tricks to help us do just that.
In his book, "Read the Face," he describes how we can read and interpret the feelings and expressions of human features. He illustrates each tip with stories about his own face reading adventures and drawings of different faces and features so we can see what he sees and describes.
Readers won't become expert face readers after reading this book. But we can use the content in this book to understand more about what the human face reveals. This book could be useful at work, in relationships and as we identify potential health concerns. Mr. Standop even shares tips for assessing job candidates or love interests. Overall, I found this book to be helpful. I highlighted several key points and used the information to get to know myself and others better. The content in this book will make great dinner party conversation.

"Read the Face" is about face reading for insights into personality, character, life purpose, love, and health. (Reading, as in, a vertical wrinkle on the bridge of your nose between your eyebrows means that you're determined or stubborn.) The author started off by explaining how we're all born able to read faces. He also talked about facial recognition software (the pros and cons) and how face reading systems have been developed throughout the world and throughout history. He talked about how he got into face reading and learned several methods (mainly European and Chinese).

Then he told many stories about different clients that came to him for readings and what he told them. While reading these, you pick up some face reading information about the different face and hand shapes and what they indicate about personality, what wrinkles in different locations mean, and so on. The last 20% of the book gathered all of this face reading information into one spot. There were some drawings of faces to illustrate the different face shapes or what a client's face looked like, but (on a Kindle, at least) it wasn't always easy to see what he was pointing out.

While I did find the Health section interesting and the stories were entertaining, in the end, I felt like this was mostly a book about the author rather than practical application. Perhaps I'm not understanding his descriptions of what to look for, but it didn't seem accurate when applied to myself or my family, so why try to learn the information?

This easily accessible look at the art of face reading will appeal to a range of readers. Those interested in a more in-depth will be better served by Ekman's work.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's press for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

An interesting and informative read! I've always been quite interested in the method of reading facces and it's something that I find myself doing quite often without even realising. SO, when I got the oppotunity to read this book I knew i just had to give it a go.

I found myself so intrigued throughout and the case studies really helped to understand his message. I do think that this book would be better suited in a phsyical format as it was quite tricky to really examine the diagrams and go with the true flow of this book.

Overall an intriguing read and one I recommend if you're interested in learning the secrets of the human face.

This book is a fascinating look into the actual occupation of face reading. The author discusses the art of face reading throughout time, and it was interesting to find out that it dates back many centuries throughout different cultures. Standop focuses on a method used by Chinese masters, under whom he received much of his training. The case studies illustrate his methods, and shows the power of face reading to reveal life stressors and physical ailments.

Interesting subject matter. The authors take you through the history and the multitude of types of face reading through the first part of the book. Implications of facial recognition programs in the general population and in surveillance cases are explored. He also describes how he came to be a face reader. Subsequent chapters are filled with illustrations and small case studies of his encounters in interpreting facial few and body language.
I think one would benefit from a hard copy of this book as it is difficult to follow the e book and the illustrations. It was somewhat difficult to read as an advanced copy e book as the sentences and paragraphs were broken and I found it distracting.
Overall, good information and insightful studies, not a how to guide. If one wishes to delve into the practice, he suggests additional references.
I received this book as a complimentary copy for an unbiased review. The opinions expressed are my own.

Read the Face is a combination of history, case studies and how t to help you read the faces of human beings. The majority of the book focuses on the author's cases. Sketches are provided to give the reader a visual of what the author is describing and makes it easy to follow. The author also walks you through the types of faces and how to use each facial part to help decode personality. Also included is the history of face readding and scientific studies. This book has a little of everything.

Just fascinating. I picked this book because negotiating in high conflict situations is a big part of my job and I wanted some pointers on how to interpret body language during negotiations. This book definitely gave me some tips I can use, but it was more than that. It was a deep exploration into how are inner being is reflected outwardly, even when we try to hide it. Very intriguing read.

What an interesting and detailed book! According to the author we are all face readers and have been since birth. He describes in great detail and through client stories just how much reading a person's face can tell us. We can learn about people's personalities, health, love, relationships and even what others think of us! Fascinating! There are so many variables in reading someone's face from the shape of their face, chin, forehead, eyebrows, muscles and so much more! Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

A very interesting book. I have been staring at people after this read. I think I learned from this book.

Read the Face is such a interesting and informative book. The subject is fascinating and the book is well researched.