false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171924050m/126811.jpg 126811 5 Sure, it's neat to know which famous people have the same birthday you do, but wouldn't it be fascinating to know what else you have in common with these celebrities? <I>The Secret Language of Birthdays</I> will show you this and much more. Through "personology" (a combination of characteristics influenced by sun sign, season, and day of the year) and an analysis of several thousand character profiles, authors Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elfers have pinned down the traits most common to people born on the same day.<p> Rather than taking a strictly astrological approach--how the planets, sun, and stars affect a person's behavior--the authors compare the commonalties of people who share birthdays, and piece together a personality for each day of the year, effectively slicing through geographical and cultural differences, while avoiding the one-size-fits-all trap of newspaper sun-sign horoscopes. Some readers may find the authors' strict use of the Gregorian calendar limiting, but conversion to other time-keeping systems is fairly simple (the authors make note of this problem and contend that a day is a day, whether someone names it October 21 or 1 Rajab). Goldschneider and Elfers focus on a model of the year as a wheel spinning in a recurring circle of patterns, an idea that reaches back far beyond the linear calendars we use today. Each birthday discussed includes important numbers, tarot cards, and a dose of psychology, so while you learn a little about the other people with your birthday, you may even discover something new about yourself. <I>--Brian Patterson</I> 122121 1 11 1994 The Secret Language of Birthdays: Personology Profiles for Each Day of the Year total:249|5:114|4:66|3:56|2:11|1:2| 249 1026 327 40 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 30 15:22:22 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 15:33:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1994 Fri Oct 16 19:47:05 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:50:57 -0700 2009 As an astrologer I generally dismiss people who emphasize sun signs, but the authors have somehow managed to compile a list of very accurate descriptions about people based on one piece of information - their date of birth. It's wonderful fun, and can be very helpful i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 04 16:52:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 16:53:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 10 12:34:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:35:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Aug 12 17:06:58 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:09:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 13:56:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:52:23 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:56:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 09:59:15 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 10:00:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Apr 04 22:25:39 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 05 20:09:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 11:11:15 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 11:12:51 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 14 14:47:20 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 14:54:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Apr 03 10:35:46 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 10:39:37 -0700 2008
Sometimes it's too on the nose and freaks me out. But I just finally bough...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Wed Nov 05 11:34:35 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 11:46:23 -0800 2008 some times 5 0 true false Fri Oct 24 15:07:13 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 15:37:02 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Apr 29 23:04:37 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 29 23:05:57 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Mon Jan 07 11:58:24 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 12:00:02 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 13 19:47:16 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 19:47:16 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 03:49:09 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 03:50:57 -0800 2008 It told me I like to sit around brooding. Nothing could be more true.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 19 14:53:15 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 14:53:59 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Dec 08 19:46:33 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 19:48:57 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jan 26 08:28:26 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 08:30:48 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=126811