Amy Cuddy is a Harvard Business School professor and social psychologist who studies how nonverbal behavior and snap judgments influence people. Her research has been published in top academic journals and covered by NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Wired, Fast Company, and more. Cuddy has been named a Game Changer by TIME, a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, one of 50 Women Who Are Changing the World by Business Insider, and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Her 2012 Ted Talk is the second most-viewed talk in TED's history.
New York Times bestseller Wall Street Journal bestseller USA Today
bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller
Amazon "Best Books of December" pick and December spotlight Amazon
Canada "Best Books of December"
AARP Editor's Pick and a "Top Ten Books of 2015"
Forbes "15 Best Business Books of 2015" Business Insider "20 Best
Business Books of 2015"
Business Insider "20 of the Best Books by the Most Influential
Thinkers in Business"
Washington Post "12 Leadership Books to Watch for in 2015" Inc. #1
pick for "12 New Business Books for the Perfect Gift" People "Book
of the Week"
BusinessMirror "10 Books to Look for in Early 2016" Bustle "10
Books That'll Inspire You to Make the World a Better Place in 2016"
Irish Independent "The 6 Best Motivational Reads for 2016"
Shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Leadership Award (UK) World Economic
Forum #1 pick for "Books on Leadership to Read This Holiday"
"...Cuddy is endearingly normal. And her new book, PRESENCE, is as
entertaining as it is scientific."
--Associated Press/The National (UAE)
"A captivating, charming read on harnessing confidence and poise.
Demystifying a century of science, Amy Cuddy shows how we can
achieve greater success and sincerity by changing the way we carry
ourselves." --Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take
"A must-read for anyone looking to achieve their personal best."
--Kim Hubbard, People (Book of the Week)
"A treatise on presence." --Forbes
"Amy Cuddy fuses the rigor of a researcher befitting one of the
world's finest universities with the raw empathic insight that
springs from uncommonly trying personal experience."
--Maria Popova, Brainpickings
"Amy Cuddy is making the world a braver place with her book,
PRESENCE. Weaving together science, practical examples, and
storytelling, Cuddy shows us how bringing our boldest, most
authentic selves to challenging situations inspires others to do
the same. This book is a game-changer!"--Brene Brown, author of
Daring Greatly and Rising Strong
"Amy Cuddy is the high priestess of self-confidence for the
self-doubting. In PRESENCE, she uses her warmth, empathy, and
laser-sharp intelligence to decode the mysteries of presence under
social pressure. A must-read for--well, for everyone."--Susan Cain,
co-founder of Quiet Revolution and author of Quiet
"Amy Cuddy's must-read new book...is a triple threat: enjoyable,
fascinating, and a brightly packaged New Year's
resolution....There's a lot more to the body-mind connection, and
that's what PRESENCE lays out so well.
--Lane Florsheim, Marie Claire
"Cuddy brings an abundance of humility and charm to the page. Her
presence itself--her openhearted desire to help the insecure and
the uneasy in this age of anxiety--shines through. PRESENCE feels
at once concrete and inspiring, simple but ambitious--above all,
truly powerful."
--Heather Havrilesky, front page New York Times Book Review
"Filled with stories about achieving greater mindfulness,
successfully coping with stress, and being present to our immediate
moments, PRESENCE will help you direct all your competing energies
more effectively. The first step in any great journey of change is
into the self, after all." --Bustle
"I'm loving the latest from Amy Cuddy."--Joanna Coles,
Editor-in-Chief Cosmopolitan
"In one exquisitely written book, Amy Cuddy illuminates for us the
latest research of how the body and mind, in surprising yet elegant
ways, affect who we are and how we are perceived. We have to
understand how the body affects the mind and the mind working with
the body changes us, changes perceptions, and changes the world
around us. And no one does this better than Amy Cuddy."--Joe
Navarro, author of What Every BODY Is Saying
"It's no mystery why Amy Cuddy is one of the most beloved TED
speakers of all time. Her candid and incisive voice is a gift for
anyone seeking to understand what makes people tick, and her
research-based, inside-out approach to putting your best self
forward in high-stakes situations makes this a must-read."--John
Neffinger and Matthew Kohut, coauthors of Compelling People
"Millions of people have already been empowered by Amy Cuddy's
groundbreaking TED talk on 'power posing' -- but that was just the
tip of the iceberg! In PRESENCE, Cuddy reveals a much bigger and
deeper science: a whole new way of understanding the body-mind
connection, and how our physical habits affect our thoughts,
feelings and choices. Reading this book will forever change how you
carry yourself, and in doing so, it will make you braver, bolder,
and better able to show up for all of your life's greatest
opportunities."--Jane McGonigal, author of Reality Is Broken and
SuperBetter
"PRESENCE is exactly the kind of behavioral science book the world
needs."
--Robert Cialdini, New York Times bestselling author of
Influence
"There is one thing that separates those who do from those who
don't: power. Amy Cuddy helps us understand what it means to build
our personal power, keep it strong when it falters and help us
steer clear of arrogance. This book is a must read for every doer
out there."--Simon Sinek, author of Leaders Eat Last and Start with
Why
"Want to enjoy a more confident 2016? Consider power posing. This
transformative self-help tome explains how assuming the Wonder
Woman stance before a big interview sends an empowering message to
your mind." --Deirdre Donahue, AARP
"What could be more important in life than being yourself? In this
wonderfully engaging, intelligent, and practical book, Amy Cuddy
unpacks the cutting-edge psychology of presence when we most need
it. I recommend it highly!"
--William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes and author of Getting to
Yes with Yourself
"With advice that is both practical and profound, Amy Cuddy shows
how to summon your true and best self when doing so matters most.
Emotions are contagious. If you personify poise and optimism
yourself, you enhance the odds that they will respond in
kind."--Michael Wheeler, Harvard Business School, author of The Art
of Negotiation
"You probably didn't know how much you were reading from your own
body language. Amy Cuddy's beautiful new book explains how our
minds and bodies connect and influence one another, affecting how
we feel about ourselves and our place in the world."
--Heidi Grant Halvorson, Columbia Business School, author of No One
Understands You and What to Do About It and Focus
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