It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the "looking in the eye" syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though not bone crushing shake. The bone crusher is trying too hard to "macho it." The clammy or diffident handshake - fairly or unfairly - get me off to a bad start with a person.
George H.W. Bush (2013). “All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings”, p.282, Simon and Schuster
