The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems

by William Thomas, Kate Pavitt

THE subject of Talismans and Gems of the Zodiac covers a wide area, and the difficulty of arriving at a definite conclusion is increase became of the varying opinions between writers on these subjects as to the stones referred to, or in-tended by the Ancients, complicated still further by the different languages from which these records have been translated, and where Month or Zodiacal gems are referred to many of the writers arc obviously unacquainted with Astrology or Astronomy. The present volume, being the result of many years of study and research, it is not easy in all cases to specify the original source of our information, which has been collected, not only from ancient and modern writings, but also from personal experience and experiments, noted at the time they occurred, long before this book was contemplated. Again, we find that many, and more especially modern authors, quote from one another in places, and the original source of the information is obscure; we have, therefore, endeavoured to give as far as possible our authorities, although, owing to the antiquity of the subject, much is necessarily left to deduction and conjecture; and it than probable dace, may be unintentional omissions, to remedy which we give a list of books that we have at different times consulted and studied with advantage.

Genres: Nonfiction, Occult, Reference, Magic, Folklore, Spirituality

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

William "Bill" Thomas works as a business intermediary and attorney in, both, New York and Florida. He specializes in selling businesses and commercial properties in South Florida. Being both an attorney and a broker gives Mr. Thomas a competitive edge that has proven to be of great benefit to his clients. He is highly respected and trusted within the South Florida business community.

Bill currently runs The Beech Group which is the M&A division of Florida Business Brokers, a highly successful business brokerage. He has 25 operating agents throughout Florida that have gone through his training program, and he is working on a book to help other business advisors train their agents to become successful business broker agents.

Bill's niche is upper main street and middle market business sales (with sales revenues over $1MM). He is able to accomplish a high percentage of deals due to his focus on organization and preparation. His sales model starts with doing the due diligence for his sellers prior to making a strategic decision to sell and prior to creating a pricing model for the merger. His preparedness allows him to maintain a closing ratio above 83% compared to the industry average of 22% for business brokers. Business owners looking to retire may feel free to call or email Bill Thomas for a free business sale consultation at (561) 914-1182, William@FloridaBizMLS.com.

Reviews

[Mir]

This was one of many books mentioned in this low-budget 1980s post-apocalyptic show produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, explaining the Dewey Decimal System and promoting library usage.
No, I'm not kidding.

So far the only book mentioned I've read was Five Children and It by E Nesbit. Childhood favorite!

[Anna Katherina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written in 1922 I'm not sure exactly how accurate the information in the book could be considered today without a lot of cross referencing. But it was definitely informative.

[Audra · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll definately need to re-read. This was definately informative.