The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis, 2nd Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Sheila Lowe (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: January 2, 2007

It’s all there in black and white …

The most popular book on this amazing discipline, this volume shows readers how to analyze almost any handwriting sample and understand the special characteristics of the writer’s personality. Drawing upon 30 years of experience as a professional graphologist, Sheila Lowe clearly explains what every squiggle and dot says about a person. From Kurt Cobain and Jimmy Smits to Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, this new edition is filled with hundreds of real examples of handwriting to illustrate how handwriting indicates a person’s most basic—and intimate— traits.
--Hundreds of new handwriting examples
--Up-to-the-minute information about graphology computer programs
--Fascinating anecdotes about graphology’s role in criminal justice

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About the Author

SHEILA LOWE is a world-renowned graphologist who has practiced handwriting analysis for more than 30 years. She has served on the board of directors of the Handwriting Analysts Foundation and has developed her own handwriting analysis program. Ms. Lowe lives in California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2 edition (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159257601X
• ISBN-13: 978-1592576012
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Self-Help > Handwriting Analysis

More About the Author

Like her Forensic Handwriting Mysteries series (Penguin/Obsidian) character, Claudia Rose, Sheila Lowe is a real-life court-qualified handwriting expert who testifies in a variety of handwriting-related cases. With more than forty years experience in the field of handwriting analysis, she holds a degree in psychology.

A frequent guest in the media when there are interesting handwritings to comment on, Sheila recently interviewed with Mike Taibbi of Dateline NBC, discussing the Clark Rockefeller case. She's the author of the internationally acclaimed The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis, and Handwriting of the Famous & Infamous, and the award-winning Sheila Lowe's Handwriting Analyzer software(which is used around the world).

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great and Entertaining Information, December 16, 2008

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Kelly Klepfer (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis, 2nd Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a sucker for unique skills and psychology. The Body Farm fascinates me, not that I'd want to be the scientist who digs into the putrid place, but the mystery and marvel of the human body amazes me. My Psych 101 class included The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat as one of the required textbooks. I loved learning, and still remember twenty years later, some of the details of the way a mind can twist.

Handwriting analysis is another one of those quirky sciences that grab my mind. I even sent my handwriting away to be analyzed during my Psych 101 days and the results we astonishingly accurate.

My fascination with the subject may color my review. I can't tell you how accurate or spot-on Sheila Lowe's information is or how it compares to colleagues. But I can tell you that this book is cool. The basic whys, hows and how-tos are included as are juicy evaluations and samples of handwriting styles.

If you are fascinated by the subject I think you might find this to be an excellent beginning look into this intriging skill.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!!!, April 5, 2009

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Raul Melendez "Crime Fiction Writer" (Ventura, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis, 2nd Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis by Sheila Lowe is a MUST HAVE for everyone who plans to interact with people in any situation, be it professional or romantic or familiar. Understanding how the subtleties of a person's handwriting can tell us different things about that person, and may keep us from falling into bad relationships (business or personal) is invaluable. This book is so chock full of useful information, it is worth its weight in gold!

I highly recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for beginners, December 6, 2008

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Leith (Colville, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis, 2nd Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I found the book easy to understand.I also like the fact it wasnt dry, but written with humor.