The Complete Idiot's Guide to Palmistry, Second Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Robin Gile (Author), Lisa Lenard (Author), Carolyn Flynn (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: February 1, 2005

This updated and revised second edition covers palm and hand reading, including an in-depth look at individual fingers, lines, and the shape of the palm, and how these can be read to reveal personal insights.

• All-new information on health, happiness, and well-being and how a reading can interpret them
• Worksheets to help beginners chart the dominant characteristics of the hand and what they mean in a reading
• Exercises, examples, and detailed line drawings to ease beginners into the practice of palm reading
• Perfect for beginners—and a good quick-reference guide for more experienced palm readers

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About the Author

ROBIN GILE has more than twenty years of professional palm reading experience. He has taught palmistry to hundreds of students at conferences, lectures, workshops, and professional readings throughout the Southwest. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2 Revised edition (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592573460
• ISBN-13: 978-1592573462
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on the Subject, October 1, 2002

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El Brujo "Brujo Hechisero" (Lowell, Ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Palmistry (Paperback)

I have a few books on Palmistry, including the classic Cheiro's The Language of the Hands, The Art of hand Reading, and so on and so on. But to be frankly honest with you, none of those books compare to the excellent recourse of information given in this so called "Idiot's guide."

There is an excellent section on interpreting the phalanges, which buy itself is an art all it's own. Plus everything else is discussed in the book. The mounts, the lines, skin texture, hand shape, and it goes on and on.

This book was my first Idiot's Guide, that I have purchased, and the last book on Palmistry. Being that it was such a well written and easy to understand book, I became obsessed with all things Idiot's Guides. But trust me, an idiot's guide this is not. A Wealth of information. Excellent for the beginners as well as the advanced, there is something to learn for every one.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not really for idiots, July 28, 2000

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Edward D. Campbell - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Palmistry (Paperback)

Robin Gile has presented an excellent introduction to the art of palmistry, well laid out and very informative. It has many very good illustrations. It also has sound information for the professionals. His work on the fingers is some of the best I have read and I have about 150 books on the subject. The lesson plans are well laid out. I have a few professional disagreements over nomenclature, but these do not detract from the information to be gleaned from the work. Any good library on Palmistry must include this work.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good starting place...., September 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Palmistry (Paperback)

This book is wonderfully written and illustrated, but tends to give you too much information at once. I have read several other book on chiromancy (palm reading) that break down this divinational practice to the lowest common denominator!

Highly recommended for someone whom already has a good grasp on this practice.....may be a bit too much for the newbie! Well written (I'm a BIG "complete idiot's guide" fan!!!) and researched. Overall, very good!

Recommended with reservation!