1. The Body is the Message -- 9
A SCIENCE CALLED KINESICS. A NEW SIGNAL FROM THE UNCONSCIOUS. HOW TO TELL THE GIRLS APART. TO TOUCH OR NOT TO TOUCH. A TOUCH OF LONELINESS.

2. Of Animals and Territory -- 17
THE SYMBOLIC BATTLE. CAN WE INHERIT LANGUAGE? “THE TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE.” HOW MUCH SPACE DOES A MAN NEED?

3. How We Handle Space -- 28
A SPACE TO CALL YOUR OWN. A SCIENCE CALLED PROXEMICS. SOCIAL AND PUBLIC SPACE. HOW DIFFERENT CULTURES HANDLE SPACE. THE WESTERN WORLDS WAY WITH SPACE.

4. When Space is Invaded -- 45
DEFENDING BODY ZONES. ADVICE FOR STATUS SEEKERS.
HOW TO BE A LEADER. THE SPACE WE HOLD INVIO
LATE. OF SPACE AND PERSONALITY. SEX AND NONPERSONS. CEREMONIES AND SEATING.

5. The Masks Men Wear -- 64
THE SMILE THAT HIDES THE SOUL. TAKE OFF THE MASK. THE MASK THAT WONT COME OFF. WHEN IS A PERSON NOT A PERSON. THE MASOCHIST AND THE SADIST. HOW TO DROP THE MASK.

6. The Wonderful World of Touch -- 78
COME HOLD MY HAND. THE CRIPPLING MASKS. YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL. HOW TO BREAK OUT OF A SHELL. THE SILENT COCKTAIL PARTY. PLAYING GAMES FOR HEALTH’S SAKE.

7. The Silent Language of Love -- 94
STANCE, GLANCE AND ADVANCE. IS SHE AVAILABLE?
IS THE FACE WORTH SAVING? PICKUPS, AC AND DC. CHOOSE YOUR POSTURE. SEMI-SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS.

8. Positions, Points and Postures -- 115
A CRY FOR HELP. WHAT DOES YOUR POSTURE SAY? DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT POSTURES. THE MOVEMENT AND THE MESSAGE. POSTURES AND PRESENTATIONS. JOCKEYING FOR POSITION. THREE CLUES TO FAMILY BEHAVIOR.

9. Winking, Blinking and Nods -- 138
THE STARE THAT DEHUMANIZES. A TIME FOR
LOOKING. THE AWKWARD EYES. BEDROOM EYES.
OTHER CULTURES, OTHER LOOKS. A LONG LOOK AT
ONESELF. HOW LONG IS A GLANCE?

10. An Alphabet for Movement -- 153
IS THERE A LANGUAGE OF LEGS? THE ABC OF BODY LANGUAGE. LABELING THE KINES. CULTURE AND
KINESICS. FOLLOW THE LEADER.

11. Body Language: Use and Abuse -- 170
LET S TALK TO THE ANIMALS. SYMBOLS IN A WORLD WITHOUT SOUND. MENTAL HEALING THROUGH BODY LANGUAGE. FAKING BODY LANGUAGE. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.