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Summary: Excellent book, excellent author
Review: Andrea McNichol explains the science behind graphology in a way no one else has ever done. It's at once entertaining and deep. A gifted writer and teacher, Andrea is also incredible in the witness stand. Having seen her in action in cases where she was an expert witness (including cases where she opposed other handwriting experts/authors -- and Andrea won each time), it is clear she is in a class by herself in all facets of this arena. Not only are her background credentials the most impressive I've come across, her presentation in the book matches her riveting presentations in person. Cannot recommend this book highly enough. Quite simply, it's the best out there.
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Summary: Best on the subject
Review: Andrea McNichol is the greatest living handwriting expert on the planet. I've read neary every book on the topic, none compare but several of them borrow heavily from Andrea. Don't settle for a cheap imitation, Andrea's book is the most comprehensive, fascinating -- and entertaining -- book out there. Read it and you will understand why it has out-sold every other book on the topic many times over. This book will change your life.
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Summary: Easiest to Read of All Graphology Books
Review: Andrea McNichol's fun and humorous approach to the subject of handwriting analysis makes it easy to learn and understand. Divided into easily read sections with "self-quizzes" that show you just how much graphology is based on common sense, the book is an excellent read and educational text that makes remembering the techniques easy.
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Summary: Easiest to Read of All Graphology Books
Review: Andrea McNichol's fun and humorous approach to the subject of handwriting analysis makes it easy to learn and understand. Divided into easily read sections with "self-quizzes" that show you just how much graphology is based on common sense, the book is an excellent read and educational text that makes remembering the techniques easy.
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Summary: Excellent, best I've read
Review: As a professional graphologist I recommend this book above all others. Whether you're a beginner or a veteran of handwriting analysis, this book offers a tremendous amount. Each chapter starts with an actual crime solved through handwriting analysis and lets you try to solve it (you'll be able to by the end of the chapter). Cannot recommend this book highly enough -- it is both simple, straightforward and complex at once. And very entertaining!
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Summary: Enter The Fascinating World Of Graphology
Review: Does your handwriting reveal your personality? What about your state of health, honesty, sanity, motivation, sobriety and intelligence?According to Handwriting Analysis - Putting It to Work For You handwriting reveals these traits and a whole lot more. Author Andrea McNichol is an expert graphologist who has been consulted by law enforcement agencies, the State Department, and Fortune 500 companies. She has also served as an Examiner of Questioned Documents in such cases as the Howard Hughes will, the Ted Bundy murders, and the Hitler Diaries. McNichol brings her extensive expertise and insights to this very readable, interactive book. At the onset, you are asked to write a lengthy handwriting sample on unlined paper. As she says, the more you write, the happier you'll be later when you find out what it all means! Why? Well, once you find out about the many aspects of handwriting analysis, it is likely to affect your handwriting especially in the initial stages. So to write some samples helps give a more unbiased picture of your traits. It's so much fun (not to mention utterly fascinating!) to compare writing samples to the examples and traits listed in this book. Now, my husband and I analyze everything from restaurant bills to signatures, holiday cards, and more. McNichol uses actual case studies and handwriting samples as she teaches you graphology. For example, the reader is presented with two handwriting samples: one is an authentic note from the Zodiac killer (suspected of murdering more than sixty peopled in the San Francisco Bay area during the late 1960's and the 1970's) and a fake. The giveaway to the real note? The "Maniac d" that McNichol discusses earlier in the chapter. A Maniac d is when the letter suddenly takes off at an acute angle to the right. It indicates a person who can lose emotional control, who can sudddenly go off the deep end. People who exhibit frequent and severely rightward Maniac d's are known to be extremely dangerous. Here are just a few of the many tidbits found in this 351 page book: *The combination of heavy pressure with a rightward slant is made by unforgettable, go-getter types. They express a wealth of emotions readily and with fervor, and cannot be taken lightly. *A writer who "stabs" his ovals can be thought of as "one who speaks with forked tongue". *Cursive handwriting with few or no lead-in strokes means intelligence, directness, efficiency, and speed. *If a person's signature is pretty much the same as the rest of their writing (size, style, slant, pressure and spacing) this means that the person behaves the same way in public as in private. *The writer with a long lower zone is usually restless and in constant need of variety and change. The longer the lower zone, the more restless the writer. Graphologist have found these people to be the job hoppers and the mate hoppers. *An overly wide left margin indicates that the person is subconsciously putting up an imaginary barrier between himself and the past. In addition to giving samples of writing from actual case histories (including employee theft, check forgeries and a babysitter on drugs), McNichol also delves into the world of doodles and signatures. In fact, she shares an extensive collection of signatures from celebrities including Liberace, Jesse Jackson, Vanna White, Bette Midler, Ingrid Bergman, William Shatner, and many others--and what their signatures indicate. She even contrasts former President Ronald Reagan's signature before he was shot in 1981 to his signature just a few weeks later. His handwriting was shaky, and had a descending baseline on the first name. (McNichol details how handwriting has three zones, and different elements in these zones actually indicate health situations and the area they affect.) Filled with dozens of illustrations and examples in every chapter, as well as quizzes, tidbits, and charts, Handwriting Analysis - Putting It to Work for You puts you on the fast-track to deciphering your handwriting and doodles--and that of others. If you're intrigued by personality and psychology, as well as criminal forensics and mysteries, you'll definitely enjoy this informative and easy-to-read book. Review originally posted at http://SelfDevelopment.BellaOnline.com
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Summary: Truly wonderful!
Review: For beginners or seasoned veterans, this is a wonderful, informative guide to the world of graphology. It is easy to read, well written, and engaging. Definitely worth the time and money, this book is the best I've seen.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: I had no prior interest in handwriting analysis and my wife purchased this book. One day when I was bored, I took a peek and found myself thoroughly engrossed and now am an ardent proponent of a subject I used to think was a bunch of nonsense. The book is well written, fascinating and brings the science to light in a wonderfully entertaining way. A great book that should be required reading in every university. I also purchased all of Andrea's teaching videos via Amazon.com and recommend them just as highly.
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Summary: Still best on subject -- by far
Review: I have an extensive libary of graphology books and can say this is by far the very best on the subject...for beginners or for seasoned handwriting analysts. I've read them all, even the new one of the "for complete idiots" variety and Andrea McNichol is the best hands down. If you want the best, most comprehensive and straightforward book on the subject, this is it. McNichol has many immitators, but they all fall short. She has set the high water mark in graphology books.
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Summary: Handwriting Analysis: Putting it to work for you
Review: I have purchased/read just about, if not all, reference books available on the topic of handwriting analysis and/or graphology. Out of all of the materials I have read on this subject, Handwriting Analysis:Putting it to work for you is BY FAR the BEST resource out there. Each graphologist interprets size, strokes, garlands, etc., differently, which is confusing. I found that this author, not only put together a resource manual that is informative, captivating, detailed, and "student friendly", what impressed me most was the authors common sense approach to determining, explaining and teaching what various handwriting traits mean. Furthermore, the rate of retainment, at least for me, was like a 10, (from a scale of 1-10) where as other books on this subject left me dazed, confused and discouraged with a retainment rate of approximately 2.
This book delivers what is promises. It teaches you the basics of handwriting analysis. The manner in which the author presents the information is humorous with a common sense approach that allows the "student" to grasp the basic concepts from the first page. This book left me wanting more from this author. I find myself from time-to-time checking to see if the author has published a volume II.
As far as handwriting analysis goes, THIS BOOK IS THE GRAPHOLOGY BIBLE. It is worth the cover price. And this comes from someone who has purchased and read at least 30 books on this subject.
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