Read People: Understand behaviour. Expertly communicate
20 thought-provoking lessons
by Rita Carter
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Pub Date May 03 2018 | Archive Date May 01 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - Aurum Press | White Lion Publishing
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Description
Can you spot a lie?
Using a unique, visual approach to explore the science of behaviour, Read People shows how understanding why people act in certain ways will make you more adept at communication, more persuasive and a better judge of the motivations of others.
The increasing speed of communication in the modern world makes it more important than ever to understand the subtle behaviours behind everyday interactions. In 20 dip-in lessons, Rita Carter translates the signs that reveal a person's true feelings and intentions and exposes how these signals drive relationships, crowds and even society's behaviour. Learn the influencing tools used by leaders and recognise the fundamental patterns of behaviour that shape how we act and how we communicate.
At Build and Become we believe in building knowledge that helps you navigate your world. Our books help you make sense of the changing world around you by taking you from concept to real-life application through 20 accessible lessons designed to make you think. Create your library of knowledge. For further information on Build&Become, follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
Marketing Plan
Build and Become: Think Differently, Read People, Get Technology, Being Creative
May 3, 2018/ $16.99 / hardcover
9781781317174, 9781781317310, 9781781317488, 9781781317181
November: Launch B+B webpage with data capture tool launched. BLADs and presenters created.
January: B+B social media launched across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Engage authors in promoting their books and the series as a whole. (Michael Atavar: 224 Twitter followers, Gerald Lynch: 2,108 Twitter followers). Development of Social media friendly quote images and GIFs. Issue Trade Release—Picked up by The Bookseller.
February: Consumer Press release developed. I’ll be using a US version to pitch the whole series. (see pitch list below). UK broadcast media approached. PR team develop feature ideas. Obtain a list of author US connections for endorsement, reviews and media
March: Approach Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness, Publishers Lunch with US trade Series announcement. Pitch the series to whole list of contacts. Below are the top media that will be pursued A great deal of additional media and bloggers will be pitched in the US and Canada as well.
Pitch series to trade media: Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, BookRiot, Shelf Awareness
Top 10 media pitch: The New York Times, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine, HuffPost, Buzzfeed, Slate, USA Today
Pitch books separately (with “also in this series” at the bottom)
Top 10 media for Read People: Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, Boing Boing, Refinery29, The Atlantic, GQ, Forbes, TIME
Top 10 media for Think Differently: Werd.com, Aspiring Gentleman, HiConsumption, Cool Material, The Big Questions, HerCampus, DailyOm, CoEd, Make Life Epic, Mind Globe
Top 10 media for Get Technology: Popular Mechanics, Mashable, Mediabistro, Wired, New York Post, The Globe and Mail, Discover, Mental Floss, Primer Magazine, Men’s Journal
Top 10 media for Being Creative: Woman’s Day, The Creativity Post, People, LifeHacker, Will Write for Food, Brit + Co, CreativeLive Blog, Whispered Inspirations, HelloGiggles, Common Ground
Top Podcasts I’ll be pursuing for interviews/book coverage: BookRiot podcast (or All the Books podcast), Fresh Air from NPR, Smart People Podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, The School of Greatness, The Art of Charm, How to do Everything, The Constant Creative, Late Night Conversation (from Late Night Library), The Accidental Creative
UK will shoot videos with the authors for social media use. Short videos about some of the lessons in each book will also be made. Follow up with media for coverage, Goodreads giveaway runs, Titles go up on NetGalley, Gain Amazon reviews and general reader reviews
April: Pitch feature ideas from each of the authors, Media coverage begins to publish, Series launched at London Book Fair (10-12 April), Mail review copies to author family and friends in the US to encourage Amazon reviews, Pitch Gift Lists for graduations
May: Publication date, Media coverage continues to publish, Author interviews or book coverage in podcasts, Contact authors of the 2 Fall titles for US contacts for reviews or endorsements
June-July: Continue to pursue media coverage and push the series. Pitch Back to School lists, include the 2 Fall titles (Good Money, Enjoy Time).
August: Pitch the new titles to media: Good Money, Enjoy Time
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781781317310 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
Featured Reviews
Robin B, Reviewer
This was an interesting read. I found the toolkit at the end of every chapter to be a helpful way to sum up each lesson, and simple enough to remember. I also found myself watching a TedTalk recommended in one of the further reading sections. I am looking to improve my communication skills and I plan on practicing some of the suggestions from this book.
Jude M, Reviewer
I have long been interested in reading people's reactions through observing body language and consider myself pretty adept at it, but this book took me to places I had never thought of. An excellent choice for anyone who is interested in communication. As a retired educator I wish I had had some of this information sooner. I can definitely see it being used in business, in sales, by sociologists and others who work in the service industries.
Silvia P, Reviewer
As someone who is interested in the idea of "reading people" this book offered some explanation about why what we assume about someone we meet for the first time is usually right. This book may be simplistic as someone mentioned but it offers the main ideas in the "industry" of body language and (better) communication. For someone who never read any other book about this topic., this book may well be an introduction. The "Further Learning" at the end of each chapter seems to me like a great idea.
Reviewer 201570
This book is short as it is designed to give essential information on the topic. For further exploration, the author provided additional resources by the end of each chapters.
This book is informative; and while it is short, it was able to present fascinating findings to the readers who don’t have much background on the subject. This book is recommended to readers who are interested in the topic without wanting to do more research.
Andreea P, Reviewer
First of all, I really like this series even though this is only the second book I read from it.
Read People is focusing on, well, reading people and understanding behaviors, crowd behavior and so on. Just like the other books in this series, the information you get is succinct and on point, providing you with an essential start and in you case you want to further explore the topic then each chapter offers recommendations (books or videos) on how to do so.
It was a lot of fun, although not as engaging as the previous book - and I know I shouldn't compare them because the topic is different, but they follow the same pattern. Still a nice read!
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