More than Words: The Power of Nonverbal Communication (Comunicación y Sociedad)

Nonverbal communication is an interesting topic, but one that is often misrepresented in the popular literature. More than Words is an engaging, research-based discussion of the how and why of nonverbal communication, written by an internationally-known scholar. Patterson's approach, developed over forty years of research and writing, is a functional one, emphasizing the utility of nonverbal communication in social settings. More than Words provides new insight into this pervasive system of communication, not only for the novice, but also for students and scholars in the field. "More than Words does more than the words of any prior book: It tells us in scientifically-grounded yet engaging ways not only how nonverbal communication works but also how it can work on us-and even for us" Robert B. Cialdini