Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement [Paperback]

Sarah Rossbach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1991

The author interprets the wisdom of feng shui master Lin Yn and offers readers a practical guide for understanding the energy flow within spaces and ordering the environment appropriately. Reprint.

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About the Author

Sarah Rossbach is the author of Interior Design with Feng Shui, Living Color, and Feng Shui Design. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, House & Garden, and Harper's Bazaar. As a feng shui consultant, she has collaborated with many designers, businesses, and private clients. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 5, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140193537
• ISBN-13: 978-0140193534
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, June 10, 2000

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Sydne Porter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement (Paperback)

I guess it depends on why you read this book, but if you want to know what to do in your home, don't waste your money on this one. She does a good job of telling the history of Feng Shui and lots of little anecdotes about the successful uses of it, but no good practical ways to use it for your own benefit. It didn't do a thing for me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative and well-written, August 5, 2004

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Indigo (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement (Paperback)

After studying dozens of books on Feng Shui, I keep returning to Sarah Rossbach. She is without question the most knowledgeable, serious, and articulate Feng Shui teacher that I have found. She offers practical solutions without dogma, which is one thing I appreciate most about her books. She teaches you how to fish, rather than fishing for you.

My only, ONLY disagreement with her is about her teacher's house in San Francisco. It may be a perfect Feng Shui example, but completely without taste or sensitivity. That was a disappointment, but it did not turn me from Sarah Rossbach's books in the slightest.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction, November 11, 2002

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Timothy Walden (Asheville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement (Paperback)

Feng Shui as actually practiced by experts in China based on ancient traditions. This book does not cater to western prejudices by leaving things out or by making up theories to turn it into a parody of modern science. The author learned about Feng Shui when she lived in Hong Kong and would accompany a master on his rounds, who had started classes in Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese teachings when he was six. She covers tradition and history as well as the practice and teachings she experienced.