Customer Reviews

The Secret Language of Birthdays (reissue)

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I was given this book as a gift since I have studied astrology for years. While it's true that this doesn't use all the calculations of a horoscope, it is amazingly accurate and loved by everyone who reads it. It resides in the lobby of my tutoring business and all the high school/university kids love it, and several have purchased copies for themselves.

There's no good reason why a book like this should be so good (accurate, entertaining, enjoyable), but it just is. I am at a loss to explain it, but everyone loves this book.

If you like this sort of thing, then you will absolutely love this book. I have read all of the other "birthday books" out there, and this is not only my favourite, but the only one I consider to be any good.

I'm not thrilled with the relationship book in this series, but I do also own the "relationship/birthday workbook" (the 144 page one that's about $6). Don't let the title fool you -- this is actually more like a "birthday keeper" with a very brief description of each day (about a week to a two-page spread) and then space for you to write down whom you know with birthdays on each day. The only relationship advice it gives you is to "look at which weeks you have written in a lot of names, then you'll know which sort of people you get along with." Not useful from that standpoint, but it is a nice little hard-cover/spiral bound organizer for bdays that I keep on my desk turned to the current week. Sure, you could use an online service, but then you'd be missing the insight and power of "the birthday book" (as it's come to be known at our place).

I bought this for a gift for my daughter. We have used this book in our family for many years. The children and grandchildren love to read what the future may hold for them.

This is one of those books that everyone loves to read. We all love to hear about ourselves and the people around us. This book has something for everybody and is very entertaining at a social gathering, we pull it out at dinner parties, tell our birthdate, and then listen to the description of who we are according to the Book. Lots of ooooohs and aaaahhhhs.
Everyone loves it and asks where we got it, they want one too!
A book for all ages, young or old, very entertaining, you won't regret it.
This is a great gift as well, we get everyone to sign the page of their Birthdate and then
we won't forget their special day, it could become a keepsake.

this book is a great book to get to know people in your life it has pinned down everyone I know

I really have no idea who Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers are, but somehow, they've managed to find out every little thng about every person I know and placed that information on the pages of this book.

Whenever people come over and want to get a quick thumbnail sketch about someone, they just find that person's birthday and turn the the corresponding page. There, in a concise but surprisingly in-depth essay, is a bit about the standards and practices of whatever birthdate you're looking at! Included are celebrities who were also born on that day throughout history and a few other interesting tid bits.

It makes for a fascinating party game, to find out just how "true" you think these comments are for you. So far, everyone I know has said they've been nailed to a tee by this book. I ask you... can everyone be wrong?

Highly recommended (for entertainment purposes only).

I read this book several months back, while i found it somewhat accurate, it misses alot. Read the book Secrets Of Your Rising Sign by William Lamb for a much better look at who you are and how the time of day determines the obvious things about you.The time of year is a more subtle influence.

This book was a referal by a granddaughter and I found it very interesting and very accurate in a lots of aspects. This type of info has always interested me and I have loaned the book out already to a friend who also found it to be accurate. I'm so glad to have found this..

Each birthday gets two pages of trivia such as who was born on this day, a personality evaluation, numbers & planets, tarot, health, advice, meditation, and more. Just imagine being born on 20 April. Adolf Hitler. The book is too old to remember the Columbine shootings.

There are a few other sections in the book that cover periods in the zodiac cycle.

Nice superficial book that may give you some conversation for a day or two. This also makes a good coffee-table book. Soon though even your visitors will get bored with the book.

If you like this book you will love "You Were Born on a Rotten Day" by Jim Critchfield.

You were born on a rotten day

I never knew Mark Twain was born on my birthday November 30!

I happened across this book in a store, and it is so right on. I not only looked up myself, but also my family members and boyfriend. It was so accurate it was scary! While some of the descriptions can be somewhat ambiguous, it is fun to read and has a ton of information not only about each day of the year, but also different parts of each month and zodiac sign.