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Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous

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Sheila Lowe's latest book, "Handwritings of Famous and Infamous" is a fascinating book that contains the writings of a wide variety of people, from Ted Bundy to Mother Teresa, from Galileo to Kurt Cobain. Based on each person's writing, the author explains the writer from five different aspects: Personality Overview; Relationships; Intellectual Forces; Physical Drives, and Motivating Forces. From a non-graphologist's point of view, it's a great book to find out the inner nature of these celebrities. For a student of handwriting analysis, it's an excellent source for learning because the author backs up her analysis with graphological indicators. I am truly impressed by Sheila Lowe's ability to analyze people from all walks of life, different countries and periods, and writing styles. I believe this book will definitely capture wider audience into the world of handwriting analysis. A must-have book for all handwriting analysts and those who are simply interested in getting deeper insight into those who are famous and infamous.

This is a very interesting book for anyone who appreciates penmanship.
This book has a bit of everything in it and gives pretty much an overview.If you are deeply into handwriting analysis,I doubt that it would be of great interest.It touches on many examples to look for and gives indications of what those characteristics or clues mean when trying to analyze the writer's personality.However;it is rather scanty and by no means a textbook to become an expert.
It covers only 75 famous and infamous people with examples of mainly letters written by them.Along with each personn,there is a brief paragraph on each of these following personality traits;
Personality overview
Relationships
Intellectual forces
Physical drives
and
Motivating forces.
Inthe case of each person,a couple of things are commented in the writing and attempts made to co-relate the characteristics of the writing with the person's personality.
The thing that I found most interesting was that beautiful ,actually highly disciplined,elegant handwriting that was prelevant in the 15,16,17,18,19 and early 20th centuries has become a thing of the past.It seems that anyone with any amount of higher education developed what we would consider amazing high qualities.This is evident in almost anything one comes across in historical letters,documents,and even something as mundane as ship passenger lists,cargo manifests,land deeda,wills,and even lists of groceries or supplies. It seems that every clerk had excellent handwriting. But not anymore.Why?If the handwriting of the or famous people today were to be shown to the signers of the Declaration of Independence,they would probalbly feel that they belonged to a bunch of farm hands or construction workers.
Even this cursory look at handwriting tends to make one think that there are probably things that are a reflection of their personalities. Certainly, the samples of Stalin,Hitler,Ted Bundy,reflect their harsh personalities;and those of Catherine the Great,Elizabeth I,and Queen Victoria fall in a hugely different category than musicians and artists like John Lennon and Kurt Cobain.Generally, the handwriting of most of these people seem to fit their personality;but some are very surprising such as,William Faulkner or Bill Clinton.It is also not surprising that contemporary Civil War Generals,Ulysses s, Grant and Robert E. Lee are really quite similar.Princess Diana's handwriting seem to be what you would expect as does that of Mother Teresa.The handwriting of Emily Dickson seems to be something as unbelievably different from anything mundane, and suits her to a tee.I suppose the handwriting that seems totally removed from its personality is that of Ronald Reagan;which looks what one would expect was from a grade schooler.
As I read through this book;I felt it would have been interesting if the author had included a selection of handwriting examples and have the reader attempt to associate them with a list of personalities.If anyone has seen such a book,I would be interested.

I love this book. It is interesting, informative and a great book to kick off discussion about graphology. You gain real insight into these well known people. I highly recommend it to graphologists and everyone else.

Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous by Sheila Lowe has brought me hours of entertainment. I spent so much time comparing my handwriting to that of the various personalities in her book. Then, once I found some similar, I read everything that Sheila wrote about the handwriting sample in the book to see if I shared any of the qualities. I did this completely for entertainment's sake ... NOT for analysis of any kind. For that I would just refer to my copy of The Complete Idiots Guide to Handwriting Analysis.

Definitely a great book to have on the coffee table. It has generated many interesting conversations.

I highly recommend this book!

I love this book! It is very well done and I also love the photographs that appear along with the handwriting sample. Great pics of the individuals. Thanks to Sheila for putting this book together. A wonderful addition to my ever-growing selection of analysis books. Aysa Armitage

Today I opened "Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous" right to Ernest Hemingway's pages. Not startling to you, but a happy surprise for me, since Hemingway is a huge favorite. On seeing Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize-Winning mug, I noticed his handwriting on the facing page. Hemingway revealed!

How did the old writing of the "Old Man and the Sea" look? If you don't plan to buy the book just see pages 78-79 in your favorite bookstore. On one page you'll find intro text, a photo of the subject, a personality profile derived solely from the writing, behind the scenes stuff, and "Between the lines" capsulized info. Each facing page has an actual handwriting sample that is often amazing (see John Lennon's sample for instance).

I know this of handwriting experts: they spend years studying minutiae in order to master the science. The best of these scientists can testify in court as forensic handwriting authorities, and some can also give amazing profiles of persons dead and alive, famous and infamous. Sheila Lowe appears to be the at the top of the heap, so to speak, of the world's handwriting authorities. She owns this topic.

"Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous" is a great book to keep on your coffee table. The volume of handwriting samples may make it indispensable to those interested in the science of handwriting analysis as well. In short, there is something for everyone in this fun and fascinating work by Sheila Lowe.