Books on body language

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Has anyone wondered why there are books out there about it? Do even none aspies have problems with it too so they must read about it or do you think those books could be for the minority of people (like us) who can't learn it on their own so they need a boost in life? Or do you think those books are out there for anyone who wants to get better at it even though they can already read it?

This came to my head when I was working on one of my fanfictions.

Body language is interesting since it can tell when a person is lying and such. It's a science like alot of topics and people want to learn more.

When I was 16, I bought a couple of books of this nature to try and impress the ladies. They didn't do much for me, though .

How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends, Don Gabor

How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie

Different cultures have different body language, so I'm just guessing they have books on it for people to learn to different cultures body language. My body language book is set out like that.
Or maybe non-AS people have a problem with it too. At least those that aren't diagnosed yet.
Good question anyhow.

There are quite a few out there, as well as books on how to make friends, and how to carry on a smooth flowing conversation with total strangers. Some of them are ASD specific, some not. I found that fact pretty interesting when looking through them on Amazon.

I am guessing that it is for all kinds of people. People misread one another all of the time (which, ironically, I find it hilarious that it is part of the diagnostic criteria when I see misunderstandings on a daily basis when just walking around in the store). So I guess it doesn't hurt anyone at all to become a little bit more aware of others... but I've also thought "how can there truly be a GOOD book about this, as everyone expresses themselves differently?" I do think such a book could be helpful, but definitely not full proof.

I imagine that the ones geared to us specifically are probably worded differently, might be more visual, etc., whereas the others may be a bit more vague about stuff.

I am going to be ordering a few of them though, as I think they could be helpful, or at least interesting to read, and my son has been curious about things like that as well. So I will get one geared toward ASDs, and one that is more "in general", and let you know what the difference is

I've read several of the well-known books on body language, in particular the work of Ekman. I found them interesting but wasn't able to make any practical use of the knowledge I gained.