Palmistry: Complete Illustrated Guide (Complete Illustrated Guide to) [Paperback]

Peter West (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2002 | Series: Complete Illustrated Guide to

This accessible full color guide will enable you to interpret the complex messages that the unique pattern of whorls, lines, and marks represent.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Peter West's competent handbook covers the usual features found in books on palmistry--the lines in the palm, the shape of the hand, and smaller skin patterns--but if you're looking for a more advanced work, you may want to try Edward Campbell's Encyclopedia of Palmistry. West delves a little more deeply into fingerprints, adornments such as watches and jewelry, and connections between palmistry and other occult arts like tarot and numerology; but where The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry really shines is in its illustrations. The color photographs are a perfect match for the subject area, shaming the line-art found in standard palmistry texts and eliminating the need for verbose descriptions of hard-to-locate features on the hands. --Brian Patterson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Peter West has studied palmistry, astrology and graphology for over 40 years and writes regular columns on all three disciplines, as well as biorhythms, for Prediction Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd. (June 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007131100
• ISBN-13: 978-0007131105
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I expected more, December 3, 1999

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"shadowwolf" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) (Paperback)

Personally, I was disappointed. I'm very interested in the subject and am constantly seeking out new views and information. I was first intrigued by Beverly Jaegers' Beyond Palmistry but found the illustrations in that book to be inadequate. The illustrations in The Complete Guide are spectacular and detailed, and it makes an excellent companion to Ms. Jaegers' volumes, but I found its content biased and inadequate. It was over-simplified and the hand types were too pigeon-holed; palmistry and its history are dynamic, complex topics and can't be effectively covered in this trendy, nebulous table-top book. But it's not as bad as some of the others I've read. If nothing else, it should be an interesting introduction to the topic or a nice conversation piece for your coffee table.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the few good palmistry book, March 29, 2003

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This review is from: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) (Paperback)

I have been interested in the subject of magic since i was a kid, and exploring palmistry and tarot reading now. I think there are very few good palmistry book. Usually the books that study the lines only dated too long back to be adequate, and usually the drawing is not clear and the explanation is not precise to grasp.

This book is more balanced in the approached and more -make sense- in a way. There are great pictures and historical storied and myth and enlight you as you read along wondering about the art and science of palmistry.

The book take a more elevated view approached that it see all the elements of palmistry with lots of illustration.

I also still agree that the book should put more emphasis on the line reading to be a perfect palmistry book, but nonetheles this book is way above the average of the palmisrty type book to merit my 5 stars.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, August 7, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Palmistry (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) (Paperback)

This was the first Palmistry book I'd ever read. I was completely fascinated. I've read several others since, and none were as good. Perfect for someone who's curious about palm reading.