Book Reviews

Astrology

In Defence of Astrology - by Robert Perry, Published by Quantum, Foulsham ISBN 0572030592

If you have every wanted to arm yourself against the critics of Astrology then this book will give you the ammunition. It gives an overview in current research into astrology. Information on the different strands of astrology and a humorous take on the different types of astrologer.  Designed for the novice and expert alike it will tell you what arguments are used to explain astrology and argue against those that do not believe in a non judgemental and humorous way. the following extract is a typical example of how to counter an argument.

'How can the planets have any effect on us? I've never felt anything. You can't tell me that a few lumps of rock and gas millions of miles away can exert any kind of influence.,

Sparring: ' Well, they do, Influences from such distances are being recorded all the time. Astronomical phenomena affect everything from the quality of radio transmissions to the degree of haemorrhages during surgical operations.."

Mapping Your Sex Life by Stephanie Jean Clement, Published by Llewellyn ISBN 0738706442

Designed as part of the Astrology Made simple Series this book is idea for those that have learnt the basics of astrology but want to develop their knowledge that bit further. The book comes with a cut down version of Kepler astrological software which is very good, though it would have been even better had the software allowed for integration into my full package version of Kepler. The interpretations are on the racy side and designed for those that want to find out about and only about the sex life of the charts they calculate. The book has all the delineations to interpret a chart and some case examples to ensure that you get the most from this package.