This document is a table of contents for a book about learning to read people. It lists 10 chapter titles that cover topics like learning patterns from physical appearance, body language, and environment context clues; listening skills; questioning techniques; recognizing behaviors; and using intuition. The goal is to provide strategies for gaining a deeper understanding of people beyond just their words.

1. Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: A Passion for People xi
1. Reading Readiness: Preparing for the Challenge of
Reading People 3
2. Discovering Patterns: Learning to See the Forest, Not Just
the Trees 24
3. First Impressions: Reading Physical Appearance and Body
Language 45
4. Scanning the Environment: Seeing People in Context 76
5. It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Learning to
Hear More Than Just Words 103
6. Learning to Ask the Right Questions—and Listen to the
Answers 127
7. Why Did You Put It That Way? Finding the Hidden
Meanings in Everyday Communication 152
8. Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Recognizing the
Revealing Nature of Behavior 182
9. Sometimes Things Aren't What They Appear to Be: Spotting
Exceptions to the Rules 207
10. Listening to Your Inner Voice: The Power of Intuition 225