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Emotions Revealed, authored by Paul Ekman, is a comprehensive book that explains how to recognize faces and feelings to improve communication and emotional life. Summary of the Book In Emotions Revealed, distinguished psychologist Paul Ekman describes the origins of our emotions like fear, anger, sadness, disgust, and happiness. It explains how they flow across our faces, giving out clear signals to those who can recognize the clues about what you are feeling. The book is based on decades of author’s research on analyzing the emotions of all those around us. He explains how our bodies signal to others whether we are slightly sad or suffering, piqued or infuriated. It also attempts to explain if we can ever truly control our emotions. The book contains a lot of distinctive exercises and photographs. There is a whole new chapter on emotions and lying, which covers safety, terrorism and instant decisions. About Paul Ekman Paul Ekman is the world’s most notable expert on facial expressions. He is the Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California Medical School, San Francisco. He has authored about fifteen widely read books and has worked as an adviser to antiterrorism groups, police departments, and animation studios. It was his research works that inspired the FOX TV series called Lie to Me. He currently lives in northern California. Some of his other notable works are Unmasking the Face: A Guide to Recognizing Emotions from Facial Expressions, Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage, and Why Kids Lie: How Parents Can Encourage Truthfulness among many others.