Simply Palmistry

There's no other way to say it: this book is fun. Fenton, author of Modern Palmistry, takes a pastime that many love to dabble in-climbing narrow stairways to patronize candle-lit palm reader's shops-and makes it into a party-friendly do-it-yourself activity. From sneakily discerning whether someone is really datable by studying ""attachment lines""-which (beware) are faint if someone is ""still playing the field or looking around""-the love-oriented palmistry will surely fascinate. Be prepared to read one-handed, scrutinizing Fenton's detailed palm diagrams while glancing back and forth to your own hand, trying to understand how heart lines, fate lines, Venus mounds (yes, that has to do with sex), Apollo phalanges and other important nooks and crannies reveal something about the past, present and future. With colorful drawings throughout, Fenton offers an entertaining gift book for party planners (think bridal showers), bar-hopping date seekers and the mildly curious, while at the same time satisfying the serious novice interested in learning palmistry as a craft.