Explains how to interpret body language, facial expressions, word choice, and sentence structure to determine if someone is telling the truth.0

Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Introduction: The Process and the Power -- What's in This Book and How to Use It -- Signs of Deception -- Body Language -- The Language of the Eyes -- The Body Never Lies -- The Unconscious Cover-up -- The Partial Shrug -- Emotional States: Consistency and Contradiction -- Timing Is Everything -- Contradiction and Consistency -- The Emotion Commotion -- The Expression Zone -- Interpersonal Interactions -- The Head Shift -- The Posture of a Liar -- If She's Headed for the Door ... -- If He's Not Touchin', He's Probably Bluffin' -- The Finger That Never Points -- Roadblocks, Barriers, and Obstacles -- What is Said: Actual Verbal Content -- Using Your Words to Make His Point -- The More He Tries, the More You Should Worry -- The Good Old Freudian Slip -- I'm Above That Sort of Thing -- Silence Is Gold-Plated -- An Implied Answer Is No Answer -- How Something is Said -- Speedy Gonzales -- Compensation -- Emphasis Makes the Meaning -- The Mumbler -- Questions and Statements Shouldn't Sound Alike -- Psychological Profile -- He's Got Cheating on His Mind -- The Single Guy -- Another Dimension in Lying -- Everything Went Perfectly! -- Is There Anything You Would Like to Know? -- General Indications of Deceit -- Whew, I'm Sure Glad That's Over -- How Dare You Accuse Me? -- Never Believe Anyone Who Says This -- I've Got My Answer Down Pat -- Can You Repeat the Question, Please? -- Sleight of Mouth -- Tricky Dicky -- Don't Be Ridiculous -- We're Out of Stock -- The Number Zone -- Nervous Nellie -- Oh So Clever -- The Moral Assumption -- Oh, by the Way -- Lots of Lies -- Wild, Wild, Wild -- Becoming a Human Lie Detector -- Three Attack-Sequence Primers -- Don't Accuse--Allude -- Similar Scenario -- It's Amazing, Isn't It? -- Eleven Attack Sequences -- Direct Questioning -- Lead and Confine -- Time Line Distortion -- Direct Assumption/Shot in the Dark -- Who, Me? -- Outrageous Accusations -- Is There a Reason? -- Third-Party Confirmation -- The Chain Reaction -- The Missing Link -- Condemn or Concern -- Eleven Silver Bullets: How to Get the Truth without Beating it out of Them -- If You Think That's Bad, Wait Until You Hear This! -- It Was an Accident. Really! -- The Boomerang -- Truth or Consequences -- Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace -- Reverse Course -- I Hate to Do This, But You Leave Me No Choice -- I Guess You're Not Allowed -- Higher Authority -- The Great Unknown -- I Couldn't Care Less -- Tactics for Detecting Deceit and Cathering Information in Casual Conversations -- General Conversations -- Special Occasions -- Directing the Conversation -- Getting Specific -- Let the Truth Be Told -- Taking Control -- Mind Games -- A Strong Defense -- Know Thy Enemy -- Advanced Techniques -- Embedded Commands -- 4-3-2-1 -- Unconscious Creations -- Disassociation -- Eye-Accessing Cues -- Anchoring the Truth -- Heaven and Hell -- The Bridge -- Advanced Conversation Stoppers: Trance Phrases -- See for Yourself -- Psychology on Your Side -- Ten Commandments of Human Behavior -- Internal Truth Blockers: We Lie Loudest When We Lie to Ourselves -- Self-Deception -- Opinions, Attitudes, and Beliefs -- Don't Let Your Emotions Get the Better of You -- External Truth Blockers: Tricks of the Trade -- Wow! You're Just Like Me -- Beware the Stranger Bearing Gifts -- It's Half Price! But Half of What? -- Just Do This One Little Thing for Me? -- The Bandwagon Effect -- A White Lab Coat Doesn't Make Anyone an Expert -- Rare Doesn't Always Mean Valuable -- A Color Pie Chart Doesn't Make It True -- I'm on Your Side -- Look at What You're Getting, Not What You're Promised -- Well, Can You at Least Do This? -- I'll Show You.