Over the holidays I was gifted the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.

For those that haven't read it - its all about how a part of our brain is programmed to make snap judgements based on very little information. And these judgement tend to be very accurate despite a lack of supporting information. In other words - our 'gut' reaction to things is right most of the time. The trick is learning how to pay attention to these judgements that happen within a blink of the eye.

The section on mind reading is quite interesting. Its not so much mind reading but reading faces and facial expressions. Check out FACS if you are interested in the topic. I'm sure its required reading for spys and world class poker players.

andre