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Samy Molcho

Author of Körpersprache

17 Works 215 Members 2 Reviews 2 Favorited

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Molcho, Samy
Birthdate
1936
Gender
male

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The "body is the glove of the soul" and it is designed to communicate through signs and signals. The author is a European mimetic artist.

"A body movement can block feelings. It can also generate them. Try this: Raise your eyebrows--and now be aggressive. It's really not possible. the dropped jaw also has a blocking effect: Our thoughts slow down. Drop your jaw; now answer quickly: How much is thirteen times seven?"

Read bodies by decoding the expressions and gestures.
 
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keylawk | Jan 8, 2013 |
While the general ideas are good, too often he makes very specific statements about small details. For example, he says that frequent pushing up glasses obviously means that the person has seen a problem in a concept and needs to look at it more clearly. I wear glasses. Sometimes constantly pushing glasses up just means that it is time to go to the optician and have them adjusted. In my opinion cultural differences also make a lot more difference than Molcho admits. The pictures are very posed, and don't look natural.… (more)
 
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MarthaJeanne | May 28, 2012 |

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Works
17
Members
215
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#103,625
Rating
½ 3.4
Reviews
2
ISBNs
48
Languages
7
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