Rating: Summary: My guide to dating... Review: I bought this book about a year ago. When I bought it I didn't know much about astrology, but I was interested in it so I figured this would be a good place to start. Being a Leo, of course I had to go through and read everything about ME first. Ha Ha Ha. Tipicle Leo,right? So, everytime I find a new beau I always find out his birthday. I lay in bed at night reading all about them. Then I always know how to start up a conversation with them. You can't go wrong when you have a secret guide to a males mind and personality. Besides, if you know their likes and dislikes ahead of time, when would you have time to argue? It's great. I've gone by the book ever since I bought it. Great info, it's almost scary how right on everything about it is about your personality judging by your stars. I love it! Joanna Martine Woolfolk, you go girl!
Rating: Summary: The only astrology book I'll ever need Review: This book made making my chart so easy. Complete charts in the back of this book make it simple and easy to plot your own astrological chart. The chapters then tell about each aspect of the chart. I have been interested in astrology for a long time but all the other books I read made it to complicated to plot my own chart. This book is definitly a great reference book and a big helper if you plan to plot charts for other people.
Rating: Summary: a great book Review: i didn't even buy this book through amazon.com, but wanted to write a review of it anyways. this books is excellent. while it may not be the ONLY one you'll ever need it is nonetheless a necessity. it was my first astrology book and has taught me SO MUCH. it's pretty thorough and offers insight into all of the signs in life, in love, and more. it also teaches you how to make your own chart or intrepret a chart that you already have. i recommend it to everyone.
Rating: Summary: Decent, but Shallow Astrological Anthology Review: A good initiation into the art of chart delineation, though this book only skims the surface of the vast subject that is astrology. Is you are a beginner or novice astrologer, I would definetly recommend this to you. For those that seek to dig deeper, you could use this in adjunct with 'deeper' astrological texts--but this is absolutely not "The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need" because it is written using her point of view only.
Rating: Summary: Great Book Review: I bought 2 one to write in, I put tabs for the sections, made it easy to find subject matter. The Other I will keep for a Gift, perhaps save.
Rating: Summary: Good book with one glaring error Review: The author writes with clarity in a warm and direct style. I do not agree that it is the *only* book you'll ever need on astrology, but it is a good place to start. I am most disappointed that the second edition contains a glaring error: The author lists George W. Bush as a "Famous Gemini." She is wrong! George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 at 7:27 AM in New Haven, CT. He is a CANCER Sun, Leo Rising (Ascendant) and Libra Moon. I can hope that this is a publishing error/typo, but it makes me nervous--If she is wrong about the Sun Sign of the President, (and it's not a typo), what else is wrong with the book? How accurate is other information? After reading the second edition, I don't trust her expertise as much as I once did. The Age of Aquarius is not usually covered in a basic astrology book and her section on entering the Aquarian Age is well-done. (Both editions have it.) The author provides something for all of us to think about because this Age carries both a promise for a better world and a dire warning: The inventions that can save us can also kill us. (Nuclear power, an Aquarian invention, as an energy substitute for depleting natural resources vs. global nuclear war) We have the technology to go either way. Which way will we go? I have both editions of the book and I am disappointed in the second edition because it has "Completely Revised and Updated" in big letters on the front cover. I couldn't tell much difference between the two editions as I placed them side by side and compared them. Still, astrologers are not known for their clear writing styles and Ms. Woolfolk explains astrology better than most. She has something to offer the beginner in the often murky world of astrological writing and terminology. I wish she hadn't written that George W. is a Gemini, but her writing style and clarity are worth a look.
Rating: Summary: GREAT STARS! Review: THIS IS A REALLY FUN BOOK!! IT MAY BE LESS THAN WHAT SOME WOULD LIKE, BUT IS CERTAINLY MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR MOST OF US. GOOD INSTRUCTIONS, AND CLEAR EXPLANATIONS FOR CASTING YOUR NATAL CHART, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS OF SIGNS AND COMPATABILITIES. SO FAR, IT HAS BEEN RIGHT ON THE MONEY FOR EVERYONE'S CHART I'VE DONE. YOU CAN REALLY GAIN SOME INSIGHT INTO THE "WHY?" OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS' PERSONALITIES AND ACTIONS! WORTH THE MONEY!!
Rating: Summary: It IS the only one you'll ever need! Review: Not WANT, NEED. Seriously, this book explains everything in depth, yet is simple enough for an average person to plot their own natal birth chart (something I couldn't find out how to do from anyone else.) None of the charts are innacurate or misleading...every computer calculation I ever got coincided exactly with this excellent book. Don't listen to the negative reviews; those people must have made some mistakes. For within here you will find an unbelievable wealth of information...more than any other book...it is absolutely a must-have! No wonder over half a million copies were sold! Everything is explained in plain English and can easily be calculated. I'm a Cancer with moon in Taurus and Leo rising, and I plotted all my planets in their houses, and I did my qualities/elements formulas, and I found out which of seven chart patterns I was (the splay), AND I figured out if I had any planets in their dominion or in mutual reception...I had both...if this all sounds confusing, GET THE BOOK. It will all make perfect sense, I promise you. If you want to learn to be on your way to professional astrology, there is no question, you need this book. It will answer pretty much anything western astrology-related you could ask it...and well, too. I thought I knew astrology before this...forget it! I needed it, you need it. So don't hesitate. It's big. It's heavy. It's superior to the rest of its kind. It's the only astrology book you'll ever need. It's..."The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need." Good to see so many people using it and finding it helpful.
Rating: Summary: Not the only one you'll need Review: If you were born in the southern hemisphere, forget about buying this book. The charts are only for the northern Hemisphere
Rating: Summary: Pretty Good Review: I found this to be an easy to use book for the beginning astrologer. Great for doing natal charts and learning the basics. I think that most people will want to advance further, hence the title is a bit inaccurate... But, in general, a useful book...
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