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The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis

The Complete Guide to Interpreting Personalities, Detecting Forgeries, and Revealing Brain Activity Through the Science of Graphology
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The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis by Marc Seifer explores the art and science of handwriting as a form of self-expression. The book begins with a historical overview before guiding readers through analysing handwriting based on objective criteria such as organisation, speed, size, shape, slant and symbolic elements. It includes more than 100 handwriting samples from notable figures including Paul Newman, Bill Clinton, and Charles Darwin. Later sections examine the neurological basis of handwriting and its connections to various illnesses and brain disorders. The final part delves into forensic handwriting analysis, explaining techniques for identifying forgeries and anonymous notes.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in self-help, psychology, forensic science, and personal development. It appeals to those curious about personality profiling, brain function related to handwriting, and the detection of forged documents.

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The ability to write by hand is a pinnacle of human achievement. As a form of self-expression, handwriting reflects a person's thoughts about the self and reveals aspects of a person's personality.

Written in a step-by-step fashion, The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis begins with the history of the field and then teaches you how to analyse any handwriting, starting with objective criteria, including variables such as organisation, speed, size, shape, slant, and symbolic features. Then, you learn how to combine these variables to create a full personality profile.

There are more than 100 handwriting samples, including those from Paul Newman, Bill Clinton, Marlon Brando, Donald Trump, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Edison, Osama bin Laden, Bruce Springsteen, Benito Mussolini, Napoleon Bonaparte, Michael Jackson, Robert Redford, Barack Obama, and Charles Darwin.

Part II discusses how handwriting is organised by the brain and includes many examples of the link between handwriting and various illnesses and brain disorders, from dyslexia and epilepsy to stroke and coma. It ends with a discussion of the link between different personality types, their brain organisation, and their handwriting.

Part III is an in-depth look at the field of questioned documents, including such topics as free-hand forgeries, tracing, disguised handwriting, and anonymous notes. It features an in-depth discussion of how forgeries are created and how they are detected.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781601630254

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 October 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: New Page Books,US

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 585g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Marc Seifer, PhD has been a handwriting expert for more than 50 years and was editor-in-chief of The Journal of the American Society of Professional Graphologists for more than a decade. He has been given the most prestigious award in the field the Flandrin-Michon AHAF President's Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation. He has worked for the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and Crime Laboratory, the Department of Defense, Undersea Warfare, United Parcel Service, and numerous banks, insurance agencies, and lawyers. He was featured on the History Channel discussing Howard Hughes, Mormon Will, and on Associated Press International TV on the handwriting of Osama bin Laden. He has lectured at Oxford University, Cambridge University, Brandeis, Cranbrook Retreat, and numerous conferences around the world. Dr. Seifer teaches psychology and forensic graphology at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.

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