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Summary: In depth, yet accessible
Review: I found this book to be a good combination of in-depth yet accessible information about Chinese astrology. It gives what I've found to be quite accurate information about the various animal sign of your year of birth, while getting more detailed with information about the other influences under which you are born. It's quite easy to read and follow, and entertaining as well. I would definitely recommend it. (And Lau should rewrite those awful placemats you find at the Chinese restaraunts. For years I thought I was a dragon but I'm not!)
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Summary: excelent,revealing,close to the heart...on the money
Review: i have consulted the book on the life of two dragons that met by chance in the most unusual way possible. they have fallen in love and have never met each other yet.its amazing how thier relationship has folded into the love story of the century.no one could have seen it comming. after consulting the book of madam lau,they were sure they were ment to be..i applaud her i will tell my friends and fly with the dragons.
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Summary: AN EXCELLENT GUIDE.
Review: I have only recently been elightened by the wisdom of Chinese astrology and I found this book to be very honest and real. There seem to be certain elements in Eastern astrology which are missing in the "Western" version: together they seem to make a person feel more "whole"! The knowledge of being an Earth Boar, for instance, has brought many insights about myself (and how I relate to others): it has given me invaluable insight into the way others perceive me. Before, I simply thought of myself as a wild, roaming happy-go-lucky Sagittarius. But the combo of Sag/Earth Boar is much more enlightening and satisfying (because it hits home): happy to know that I'm more grounded than I previously thought: a rather naive, fun-loving humanitarian type who sometimes eats and drinks a wee bit too much (!) Well, if the shoe fits....
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Summary: AN EXCELLENT GUIDE.
Review: I have only recently been elightened by the wisdom of Chinese astrology and I found this book to be very honest and real. There seem to be certain elements in Eastern astrology which are missing in the "Western" version: together they seem to make a person feel more "whole"! The knowledge of being an Earth Boar, for instance, has brought many insights about myself (and how I relate to others): it has given me invaluable insight into the way others perceive me. Before, I simply thought of myself as a wild, roaming happy-go-lucky Sagittarius. But the combo of Sag/Earth Boar is much more enlightening and satisfying (because it hits home): happy to know that I'm more grounded than I previously thought: a rather naive, fun-loving humanitarian type who sometimes eats and drinks a wee bit too much (!) Well, if the shoe fits....
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Summary: Elementary, Mr Watson
Review: I purchased this book based on the comments and reviews of other readers. So, I made the mistake of thinking that this was a book on advanced Chinese astrology. This is elementary Chinese astrology. Which is equivalent to looking up your sun sign in your local newspaper. If you're serious about learning Chinese astrology, then try and find a book on Zi Ping Four Pillars of Destiny.
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Summary: Superficial
Review: I think the Chinese have developed wonderfully sophisticated systems of Astrology, Feng Shui, and Healing among other things. I'd never come to this opinion from reading this book, however. I found it to be simplistic and shallow in it's content. The delineations are more surface descriptions minus compassionate, psychological insight. If I had flipped through it at a store or library first I would most definitely placed it back on the shelf. Sorry, it just wasn't for me.
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Summary: Terribly realistic, fantastic interpretation.
Review: It's a good guide as horoscope and introduction for the foreginers who are interested in Chinese culture. I'm sharing with my spanish friends this book, since in Spain there's no one like this, I mean normally there's few information about China and its culture. I'd like to see one with more details in the future.
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Summary: In depth, yet accessible
Review: Most Chinese kids grow up knowing from a very early age what sign they are born under. If you lose your temper, it is attributed to the yang side of your nature; if you don't get along with your mum, it is because your signs conflict; if you succeed in school, it is because you are born under an intelligent sign, and so on. Under Theodora Lau's guidance, feel free to delegate all responsibility for your actions - she provides a very good summary of the "basic" attributes of each sign as it is understood by the (Chinese) person on the street, and also combines it with the western signs, for added interest and familiarity with Western audiences (and perhaps also explains why people born in the same year are not clones of each other!) She also touches on how the hour of your birth will result in more refined differences. The main charm of this book is the sprightly manner in which she deals with the subject, amusing and readable in turns. One can almost believe it is a mirror she is holding up ... how very flattering ... one wonders if she has the wily pen of a Monkey, or the charm of a Snake ...
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Summary: Fun Introduction to Chinese Horoscopes
Review: Most Chinese kids grow up knowing from a very early age what sign they are born under. If you lose your temper, it is attributed to the yang side of your nature; if you don't get along with your mum, it is because your signs conflict; if you succeed in school, it is because you are born under an intelligent sign, and so on. Under Theodora Lau's guidance, feel free to delegate all responsibility for your actions - she provides a very good summary of the "basic" attributes of each sign as it is understood by the (Chinese) person on the street, and also combines it with the western signs, for added interest and familiarity with Western audiences (and perhaps also explains why people born in the same year are not clones of each other!) She also touches on how the hour of your birth will result in more refined differences. The main charm of this book is the sprightly manner in which she deals with the subject, amusing and readable in turns. One can almost believe it is a mirror she is holding up ... how very flattering ... one wonders if she has the wily pen of a Monkey, or the charm of a Snake ...
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: My husband and I have always been fascinated by Chinese Mythologies, Legends, Horoscopes, Feng Shui, etc. This book, by far, is the best and most complete book you can find on Chinese Horoscopes. It is very thorough and yet very realistic. It does not make careless generalization like most other books do.
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