Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You [Mass Market Paperback]

Debbi Kempton-Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1984

The Irreverent Classic. Debbi Kempton-Smith's Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook is the brilliant, witty, outrageous, groundbreaking, wildly popular book that forever changes the way people look at astrology. Surf the easy look-it-up tables (1930-2030)for all the planets plus Chiron and the X-O planets.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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OVER 150,000 COPIES SOLD!

"THE MINUTE WE HEARD ABOUT DEBBI KEMPTON-SMITH, WE DASHED FOR THE PHONE." - THE NEW YORKER

THE IRREVERENT CLASSIC

An almanac of hot tips and sneaky tricks of timing stolen from the crumbling ancients and the Hubble-hugging moderns- from Venus' sleazy sex and eternal love to the brand-new woo-woo exoplanets

Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook will amaze you and shake your world

Debbi Kempton-Smith's Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook is the brilliant, witty, outrageous, groundbreaking, wildly popular book that forever changes the way people look at astrology.

* Know when to spot love, lust, or a beautiful friendship
* Master million-dollar timing tricks to win at nearly everything
* Learn to read a chart - in less than five minutes
* Discover secret starry shortcuts that would have taken you 5.000 years to learn
* Surf the Easy look-it-up tables for all the planets
* Unlock hidden clues about how and when you and the people near you tick and go tick-tick-tick
* Master sneaky timing tactics for everyday living and that once in a lifetime opportunity.

save time with easy-to-use planet tables
- PLUS Chiron and the X-O PLANETS
Take charge of your life Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook is the ultimate party book. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (July 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553258494
• ISBN-13: 978-0553258493
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooray! It's back in print!, December 28, 1999

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L J Fox (Falls Church, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets from a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You (Paperback)

This is the new and updated "Secrets" that Debbi's fans have been waiting so patiently for. I bought the first "Secrets" in 1993 and learned from Debbi how to read an astrology chart, particularly my own. I'd been interested in astrology for years but had never before found a book that explained the basics so clearly. This book is actually not just useful in helping novices, it's terrific for more experienced stargazers. You won't find any book as informative and entertaining. I used the easy to follow charts to find out the planets in signs for all my friends, potential lovers, bosses and enemies. Debbi really teaches you how to find out what makes people tick. The information you will learn and read in this book will impress any skeptic. It's such a fun read that you don't even realize how much you are learning. The best thing about reading this book was that I was able to contact Debbi and she has been my personal astrologer since 1994. She has helped me tremendously and it has been a pleasure to have her as my astrologer and friend.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best book, bar none - you'll bust a gut, too!!!, January 2, 2004

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carolyn sheridan (stonington, ct) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets from a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You (Paperback)

Wise and funny and true and life-changing. A professional astrologer since 1977, charging $100 for an individual/$200 hourly for corporate... I've used this book and this book ONLY as the text for my beginner's classes since 1983... The only book you need at the entry level, then The Astrologer's Handbook, if you want to get to the beginning professional level... order the Liz Greene computer generated horoscope report from Astrolabe... this is how to wade into astrology to see if you want to go further... and altogether $5000 worth of psychological insight into yourself for $20 + $25 + $45. A bargain that will help you make the most of your best qualities and the best of your worst traits... and enjoy the trip! Once you have studied some, have fun going to astrodatabank.com - which offers a lot of celebrity and famous people's charts - especially people in the news now... and you can look up the chart of anyone you admire - Julia Roberts or Condoleeza Rice or Justin Timberlake or Michael Crichton... for free or a nominal $5 fee...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Immediate, powerful, the one book on astrology to own, June 10, 1999

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D. Chichester (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You (Mass Market Paperback)

Debbie Kempton Smith's Secret's from a Stargazer's Notebook is an exorcise in clarity cutting through the fuzzy and obscure descriptions found in many astrology reference books. With humor, grace and wit she takes the reader on a journey from the basics of astrology to a deeper understanding of the art. One of the many delights in the book is the way she revels an aspect of astrology through an example (a story) of how it manifested in someone's life. Astrology may have a focus on the stars but Debbie Kempton Smith brings it all down to earth. If you've ever been frustrated with the vagaries of astrology than this is the book to get. If you can get hold of a copy. I've owned two copies that now exist in other people's libraries. The next copy I get stays in my own hands. No mercy to would be borrowers! My advice is to get two copies and keep one of them a secret. I give it 6 stars.