Author : Michelle Dresbold
What is it about : The science and methodology of "reading" hand-writings was presented together with numerous examples taken from notorious figures including the likes of Ted Bundy, Hitler, Capone as well as ex-Presidents and well known businessmen. There was also a section devoted to layman readers who, instead of having their palms read or talking to their psychiatrist, they sent in their hand writings, asking the Author for help. The case study of identifying Jack The Ripper underlined the profiling methods as a way of providing supporting "evidence" .
Some thoughts after having read the book : The book to me, opened up a new avenue for self-analysis and self-improvement. Without treating the subject matter of the reading of hand-writings as gospels, the "reading" nevertheless did offer a certain amount of common sense. For instance, I would imagine that in general, an out-going person to have big hand-writings and a shy person to write in tiny letters. On a parallel and similar note, the practice of Chinese calligraphy had long been known for those in the field, to improve one's patience and instilling the attitude of constant improvement - the "go-get" character, if you like. The chapter on identifying Jack The Ripper was as riveting a piece of crime-solving as any detective novels I had ever read. The Author pulled together all the tell-tale signs from the dots on the "i"s and the crosses on the "t"s and pointed out the most likely suspect !
Would I recommend this book to you : It's always good to know yourself better and from a totally different perspective and this book could help you achieve that and delivered much more. You might improve (hide) your true temperament by actually changing the way you write. The book also made fun reading as you discovered more from analysing the hand-writings of your loved ones.
