You can actually change the physical lines on your hands by...taking your life into your own hands. With these proven methods for making the most of who you are, you can gain insight into your personality, character, talents, health, and sexuality. Based on the author’s 30 years of research, this encyclopedic volume covers all the essentials of hand analysis as practiced in the West and shows how to put it all together to find the answers to specific questions--such as "Is he romantic? Intelligent?” "Is she domineering? Artistically inclined?” With over 400 illustrations, there is practical guidance on taking prints, organizing data, and doing your own readings, and also a revealing introduction to Indian and Chinese palmistry.