Manwatching
a field guide to human behavior
by Desmond Morris · first published 1920
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A catalogue of human actions, postures, gestures, facial expressions, clothing, and adornments includes explanations of their underlying causes and meanings.
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…tongues feel the ancient comfort of parental mouth feeding, this may help them to increase their mutual trust and thereby their pair-bonding,” writes Desmond Morris in his classic book on human behaviour, Manwatching.[..] Desmond Morris’ Manwatching is an excellent read.
on “Passionate kissing is not a human universal (2015)” ↗…reading".[1] It's well understood, and it's taught to cops and salespeople. First-line people in the hospitality industry (restaurant greeters, hotel desk clerks) tend to have skills in that area. There's "Manwatching" (1979) by Desmond Morris, a more serious study of this.[2] Good pictures and drawings. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading [2] https://archive.org/details/manwatchingfield0000morr/page/n5...
on “Observations from people-watching” ↗