Who Do You Think You Are?: 12 Methods for Analyzing the True You

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Summary: My daughter loves Tucker (and so do I!)
Review: Getting kids to read can be tough, but not when it comes to Tucker Shaw's books. My teenage daughter has all of his books (this is the fourth I believe). They keep her busy, inetested and an involved for hours. I'm always truly amazed at the things she learns about people, the world and most importantly, herself by reading his books! He writes with a level of understanding that most impresses me. We'd love to have him over for dinner sometime. Thanks Tucker!

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Summary: Great book to get to know more about yourself
Review: This book is an awesome way to get to know more about yourself, and really get you thinking. It doesn't claim to be able to tell you exactly what makes you tick - and it doesn't. But it DOES get you thinking about who you are.

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Summary: Fun tool to Know Thyself
Review: This hip, teen-oriented book offers up twelve avenues to self-discovery, ranging from 20th Century+ psychology to ancient astrologies. Each technique is given an accessible and informative synopsis of its history and approach, and is followed by questions and info to get you started on using it to find out your true self. You can see which brain hemisphere you depend on the most, research your multiple intelligences, and find out whether you're an Introvert or Extrovert (and all the other categories that come out of that famous test). But along with the modern science, you get a hefty dose of ancient spiritual stuff too: Native American and Chinese astrology, as well as the familiar Western kind; palm-reading, chakras, and more. After going through this book with my 14-yr. old cousin, I felt that a lot of these techniques reinforced each other when I compared what they had to tell me about myself, which says something. And learning about chakras and enneagrams informs you not just about yourself, but about other cultures as well. Very fun, informative, and surprisingly deep. You could learn a lot about yourself-- what have you got to lose?