Art of Hand Reading (DK Living) - Softcover

Reid, Lori

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789448378 ISBN 13: 9780789448378

Publisher: DK, 1999

Synopsis

Looks at the history of palmistry, describes the various lines that are found on the hand and how they are interpreted, and tells what hand analysis is supposed to reveal about compatibility, health, occupations, money, travel, and retirement

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Review:

Two thumbs up for this fascinating guide to palmistry. It's a clear, concise, wonderfully designed, simple yet exhaustive examination of the self-knowledge to be found in the palm of your hand. A greater portion of the brain is dedicated to the functioning of the hands than any other part of the body, so it's easy to imagine why so much information about our personality and mental predispositions are to be found there. Reid takes the reader step by step through the process of palm reading with this accessible textbook jam-packed with glossy full-color illustrations, anatomical drawings, charts, palm prints, graphs, photographs, glossaries, and more. While a daily meditation practice will guide you deep into your interior motivations, in The Art of Hand Reading you'll find an amazing amount of self-wisdom instantly within your grasp. --P. Randall Cohan

From Booklist:

Has there ever been a better subject for a Dorling Kindersley book? Clearly, the DK approach of melding free-floating illustrations with supportive text is ideally suited to an instructional guide on hand reading--the bigger and clearer the pictures of the hand's life lines, fate lines, etc., the easier it will be to grasp this essentially visual subject. The DK illustrators are up to the challenge, supplying a cornucopia of hands, fingers, and thumbs to illustrate not only the lines on the palm but also the different designs of the hand itself--shape, size of fingers, the hand's overall topography. Sidebars offer a wealth of snappy background information (how to make a handprint, for example). The only weakness here is Reid's text, which too often seems overly simplistic: lots of lines indicate a high-strung personality; few mean a calm nervous system. Now there's a surprise. Still, if it's detailed pictures of hands you're after, DK is the place to go. Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0789448378
• ISBN 13: 9780789448378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120