Teach Yourself Better Handwriting (Paperback)

by Rosemary Sassoon (Author)

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Product Description
This practical and informative book will help readers improve their handwriting and develop their own mature and individual style. Teach Yourself Better Handwriting includes self-diagnosis tests to identify problems, "before-and-after" examples illustrating common faults, and a detailed section on holding the pen. It also offers advice to those with special circumstances that may affect their handwriting, such as being left-handed or having a medical condition.

About the Author

Rosemary Sassoon is a letterform consultant specializing in the educational and medical aspects of handwriting.

Gunnlaugur SE Briem is an Icelandic designer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (January 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071419713
• ISBN-13: 978-0071419710
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,896 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Help for the handwriting impaired, March 31, 2005

By	M. J Malley "mjmalley" (Papillion, NE USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm 51 years old and have struggled with very poor handwriting since grade school. I've always been frustrated by pain in the back of my hand when writing. The hints in this book, including a new way to hold the pen - and some different ways to think about composing cursive, have totally changed my handwriting. I'm no longer ashamed to write cursive notes.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good grounding, May 20, 2006

By	L. Phillips - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hi All
I bought this book about 3 weeks ago and have seen a marked improvement in my handwriting. Its a little ponderous in its approach but it ticks all the boxes if you want to identify what makes your handwriting illegible and how to improve with practice. The exercises are pretty boring and repettitive but do them and you will find results in a few weeks can be achieved. The writing style put forward is rather like cursive italic (Getty and Dubay).

In my teens I trained as a draftsman and each morning I was obliged to spend 30 minutes (for a few months) retraining my cursive hand into printed lettering for architectural drawings. As a result I lost the ability to write cursive and my hand writing 20 years later was very scruffy and printed. My daughter started learning cursive at school so I wanted to re-learn and this has been a journey of discovery!

I like my emerging new handwriting and recommend this book to you!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it., February 28, 2006

By	Piko A. Neal (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really felt that this book improved my handwriting. I am more confident in my handwriting, and I am also more willing to write things down in cursive. I really apperciate this book and recommend it to others.