Manners and Etiquette

"Well-written and illuminating.... [This book] has some excellent comebacks, statistics, and arguments for the rest of us to use against the office sexists, or to understand better the gap that harms even very successful women." -- Financial Times

"Finally, a book that honors the many subtle and important cues we send each other every day. Van Edwards shares a detailed road map for understanding others and leveraging these powerful signals." -- Ximena Vengoechea, author of "Listen Like You Mean It"

"An engaging book on the science of encouraging other people to say yes." -- Adam Grant, host of the TED podcast "WorkLife"

"Well-written and illuminating.... [This book] has some excellent comebacks, statistics, and arguments for the rest of us to use against the office sexists, or to understand better the gap that harms even very successful women." -- Financial Times

"Well-written and illuminating.... [This book] has some excellent comebacks, statistics, and arguments for the rest of us to use against the office sexists, or to understand better the gap that harms even very successful women." -- Financial Times

"Finally, a book that honors the many subtle and important cues we send each other every day. Van Edwards shares a detailed road map for understanding others and leveraging these powerful signals." -- Ximena Vengoechea, author of "Listen Like You Mean It"

"Finally, a book that honors the many subtle and important cues we send each other every day. Van Edwards shares a detailed road map for understanding others and leveraging these powerful signals." -- Ximena Vengoechea, author of "Listen Like You Mean It"

"[Vedantam] explains the phenomenon of deceit in general, and self-deception in particular, with the same plain language and gentle authority that his listeners have come to rely on." — The Washington Post

"[Vedantam] explains the phenomenon of deceit in general, and self-deception in particular, with the same plain language and gentle authority that his listeners have come to rely on." — The Washington Post

(Note: This interview first aired earlier this year.) Our guest is Shankar Vedantam, the bestselling author and host of the popular "Hidden Brain" podcast…