The Handwriting Analyst's Toolkit: Character and Personality Revealed Through Graphology (Paperback)

by Peter West (Author)

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Learn to read your emotions and desires, and those of people you deal with every day. A graphology expert instructs readers in the basics of handwriting analysis. He shows how to employ a step-by-step method that gives a reliable description of a subject, based on a sample of his or her handwriting. Just as our voices reveal much about our emotions, our motives, and our needs, so too does our handwriting present a psychological profile to the analyst who knows how to decipher it. A simple but clever set of tools, devised by the author, is enclosed with this book. Its components are:

A protractor to measure angles of handwriting slant and gauge emotions at the time of writing, as well as to interpret enduring personality traits

A gauge for estimating the zones into which each part of a handwritten letter falls

A rule for measuring any letter’s size and spacingAll components in the tool kit are printed on sturdy, transparent acetate, to be used as an overlay on handwriting samples. An opening chapter presents an overview of handwriting analysis, discussing handwriting pressure, size, spacing, slant, and the qualities these features indicate. Subsequent chapters discuss what handwriting reveals about a subject’s public life and inner life. A final chapter offers an at-a-glance guide to decoding psychological meanings underlying the various ways in which a subject shapes each letter of the alphabet. This fascinating book provides a key to self-understanding and the understanding of others. More than 250 instructive color illustrations.

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Read between the lines and discover the true natures of your friends, family, colleagues, and even famous contemporary and historical figures. Just as an individual’s voice can reveal a lot about them, so the way that they write can give a fascinating insight into their character, motivation, and aspirations.

Psychologists and law enforcers have long used handwriting analysis as an indicator of personality and inclination. This easy-to-use guide gives you the tools and techniques for understanding the hidden meanings that are contained within our handwriting

Clear instructions and illustrations show you how to interpret any handwritten piece of text; a clever toolkit lets you gauge letter size, slope, shape, and writing angle, and a comprehensive graphologist’s alphabet allows for at-a-glance readings



Peter West is a well-known professional handwriting analyst in England, where he holds study groups and gives lectures. Before his retirement he was a senior prosecutor for the security section of a major U.K. company, where he regularly investigated cases of fraud.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764127926
• ISBN-13: 978-0764127922
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #718,049 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Easy enough read but lacks sufficient depth, February 11, 2007

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This review is from: Handwriting Analyst's Toolkit: Character And Personality Revealed Through Graphology (Paperback)

I'm actually new to this subject and I found this book to read just to satisfy my curiosity and provide myself with some entertainment. Graphology isn't a science so there's no way to actually prove any of what the book claims. Despite this, I still find this to be an interesting read and I have taken note of what it has to say about some of my friends. This book is really easy to read through but I find that it does not provide us with too many examples nor does it go too in depth with the descriptions.