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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Astrology > Star signs & horoscopes
The original bestseller from the world's most respected
astrological authority Embark on your cosmic path to self-discovery
with this comprehensive guide to the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Your sun sign is determined by the day and month of your birth and
is the foundation of your horoscope. Taking each of the twelve
signs in turn, world famous astrologer Linda Goodman explains the
importance of the sun - the most powerful of all stellar bodies.
She describes the characteristics of each sign and how these can be
used to really get to know the men, women, children, bosses and
employees in your life. This newfound knowledge allows us to feel
closer to one another and to understand that, as Goodman says, 'Not
all Capricorns are meek, not all Leos are outwardly domineering and
not all Virgos are virgins.' Learn all this and much, much more
from the world-famous astrologer who has helped millions divine
their way to success, happiness and love by studying the sun signs.
Before publication of Sun Signs in 1968, astrology as we know it
had a very limited following in the United States and around the
world. With this book, Linda Goodman changed that forever, bringing
metaphysical consciousness to millions of readers around the world
for the first time. Newspapers began running astrology columns, and
Goodman herself contributed to these in the larger mass circulation
women's magazines. An increasing number of people knew their sign
and how to interpret the signs of others, introducing the study of
astrological tendencies as we now know it.
A Book Lover’s Guide to the Zodiac marries astrology and literature by connecting both writers and fictional characters to the twelve different star signs and their particular traits.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.
Astrology and literature have so much in common: our star signs help us to understand ourselves, our motivations and our behaviour, whilst reading enables us to make sense of the world, our own characters and those around us. Read how the passionate and overly idealistic Madame Bovary from Flaubert’s masterpiece exhibits all the traits of a Gemini, whilst the unconventional Virginia Woolf and Lewis Carroll, with his groundbreaking stories, are typical Aquarians.
With a chapter devoted to each star sign, and featuring entertaining extracts and poetry by classic writers, there’s much to learn and entertain here about books, poetry and astrology, guided by Charlie Castelletti’s witty and expert commentary running through the book.
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