The Celestial Fortune Cookie [Paperback]

Andrea Valeria (Author), Joost Elffers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2000

More delight from the packager of the bestselling Secret Language series--just the right quote, every day, for every sign of the zodiac

A message from fate or a cute conversation piece? With a fortune cookie, you never know; but this delicious and surprising book of days can be both. The Celestial Fortune Cookie first describes the unifying mood or energy of a given day. It then provides each astrological sign with the perfect quotation to unlock that day's potential. These slices of insight, which trigger your own intuition--your celestial cognitive self--are from voices as diverse as Aristotle, Mae West, Mother Teresa, and Woody Allen and comprise more than four thousand quotations in all.

Packaged in a two-color format with line art throughout, this beautiful holiday gift zeroes in on the uniqueness of the individual--as when, on Valentine's Day, George Bernanos reminds Leo that "hell is not to love anymore,"whereas Madame de Sta'l cautions Scorpio that "love is a self-love deux."Both astrology buffs and advice seekers of every stripe will revel in cracking open their personal quotation and pondering, like a fortune cookie, its nugget of wisdom.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andrea Valeria is the author of Astrological Intelligence and of numerous magazine articles and astrology columns. She lives in New York City and Mexico City. Joost Elffers is the packager of Viking Studio's bestselling Secret Language series and Viking's The 48 Laws of Power.

Product Details

• Paperback: 433 pages
• Publisher: Studio (October 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670893781
• ISBN-13: 978-0670893782
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,124,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book Friday, November 28, 2000

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"vigoleis" (Bonn Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Celestial Fortune Cookie (Paperback)

This truly is an amazing work, because it helps you to get even through bad days quite well. Only take serious what the quotation for you on every day is telling you and make it your guideline for the day. You will see that the quotation will adapt itself to your mood and to your problems. And it will help you to a certain vantage point from which you can look onto your life and see that there is more to life than just to live it. Every morning I wake up to Andrea Valeria's book and want to thank the author for having written it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a book you can't live without, November 7, 2000

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Sherri Rifkin (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Celestial Fortune Cookie (Paperback)

The Celestial Fortune Cookie is like having a little special treat everyday--a cookie without calories! The quotes for your sign each day give you nutritious and delicious food for thought so that you can approach each day a little wiser. If you love quote books, this is also a great book for you, because Ms. Valeria has culled thousands of quotes from hundreds of sources--some of them humorous, some of them wise, some obscure--but all of them appropriate to your sign (or the sign of a friend/loved one/colleague, etc.) so you have some personal guidance every day. Whether or not you believe in astrology, having a quote presented to you each day for meditation or contemplation is a gift you shouldn't deny yourself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars downright fun, November 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Celestial Fortune Cookie (Paperback)

I'm a skeptic--always have been. So why is it my toddlers seem to know all about God and ghosts, and recognize churches everywhere, even those housed in plain, unmarked architecture? And why was I drawn to this book? Could it be that there actually is something MORE to life? I still doubt it (but I'm beginning to have my doubts about that, too).

Of course, the immediate appeal of The Celestial Fortune Cookie was the amazing collection of quotations, one for each day of the year for every sign! There are great bits of wisdom, philosophy, advice and humor from formidable (and approachable) thinkers past and present: Aristotle and Woody Allen, Wittgentstein and Gertrude Stein, Descartes, Thoreau, Rumi, Mae West and Sor Juana... Just about everyone imaginable is included. And these "daily doses" are not only truly thought-provoking, they're downright fun. Sometimes, I read on and on, unable to stop. And, against my will, I find myself drawn to the astrological aspects as well. The information is clearly presented, thoughtful, and (dare i admit it??) dead-on.There may be something to it after all... It's fascinating!

So whether you're an astrology devotee, a literature lover, or a philosopher, there's something for you here -- especially if you actually enjoy food for thought, because there's plenty of that here, too.

So, a tip to pure cynics and true believers alike, I think you'll like this book. It's a great find.