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Anderson, Peter A. Nonverbal Communication: Forms and Functions. New York: WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1998. This review of theory and research in nonverbal communication looks at how behaviors send messages about power and emotion, how they act to persuade and influence, and how they function to mask (and reveal) our true feelings.
Ekman, Paul. Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriages, 3rd. ed. Norton, 2009. This book presents an engaging look at the ways in which we use nonverbal communication to deceive and read deception in others.
Judee K. Burgoon, Laura K. Guerrero, and Kory Floyd. Nonverbal Communication. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2009. An introduction to nonverbal codes and their use, this books reviews research from the fields of communication, psychology, sociology, anthropology and linguistics.
Knapp, Mark L., and Judith A. Hall. Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 2009. A new edition of a classic book.
McNeill, David. Hand and Mind: What Gestures Reveal about Thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. A highly original theory about the relationship between language and gesture. McNeill believes that gestures and languages represent separate but simultaneous expressions of mental images or abstract ideas. As a result, both reveal different aspects of thought but also contribute to shaping that thought as well. While not the easiest reading, it is well worth the effort.
Montagu, Ashley and Floyd Matson. The Human Connection. Magnolia, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1983. A very readable exploration into the nonverbal codes involved in approaching, meeting, signaling, and communicating with others.