Allan Pease is an Australian body language expert, who pursued a career in sales training, and subsequently transitioned to areas of communication skills and body language. He has authored and coauthored several bestsellers including Why Men Don t Listen And Women Can t Read Maps: How We re Different And What To Do About It, Body Language: How To Read Others Thoughts By Their Gestures, Why Men Want Sex And Women Need Love, Body Language In The Workplace, and The Definitive Book Of Body Language. He has coauthored most of his books with his wife, Barbara Pease. His writing usually revolves around the topics of body language, and the results of gender differences on human communication and behavior. He was born in Australia, and started working as a door-to-door salesman at the young age of 10. By the time he turned 21, he had sold a million dollars worth of life insurance, becoming the youngest ever person in Australia to do so. His feat qualified him for the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table. He is a JCI Senator, a Paul Harris Fellow, a fellow of the Life Writers Association, a fellow of The Australian Institute of Management, and a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has conducted research and presented seminars all over the world. He has also appeared on several television and radio programs.