There are lots of books out there that take the Sun-Sign approach, which is generally useless. Be careful. Your horoscope is like your fingerprint. Nobody has the exact same chart as you unless they are born at exactly the same time and place. Yet many so-called astrology books only tell you about traits you share with millions of other people. That is not what astrology is about.

Other books seem to be written, as Oscar Wilde said of Henry James, as if the authors regarded writing as "a painful duty". Still others push the author’s personal mystical views that have no place in a work on astrology.

After all, what if you picked up a book on TV repair and were greeted by lengthy passages about your "karma"? "All right everybody. Now we are going to see what’s wrong with that TV. But first, have you done anything today to save your soul?

After all, that’s what is really important." Maybe. But I really want to know how to fix my TV set.

If you want to purchase some good astrology books, try the following:

Managing Your Health & Wellness: A Guide to Holistic Health (Astrology Made Easy) Whether it's feeling more energized, losing a few pounds, or alleviating a chronic condition, almost everyone would like to improve some area of their health. With the easy-to-use, completely personalized system found in Managing Your Health & Wellness, anyone can achieve and maintain optimum health. All you need to know is the birth date, time, and location for yourself or the person whose report you are running. The report includes an easy-to-understand astrological birth chart. It analyzes the following factors: exercise and behavior patterns, mental outlook, cravings, resistance to disease, activity level, ability to handle stress, and much more. Finally, it offers suggestions for improving health and well-being that are tailored specifically to the individual whose chart is under consideration. Author: Diane Cramer is a consulting astrologer, lecturer, and teacher in all aspects of astrology who specializes in medical astrology and nutrition. She frequently lectures for two national astrological organizations - the NCGR and AFA. Dictionary of Medical AstrologyA compilation of astrological terms (Physical,Emotional and Mental) and disease significators used in traditional medical astrology. Author: Diane Cramer How to Give an Astrological Health Reading Medical Astrology is the branch of astrology that deals with the workings of the human body.  A competent medical astrologer can analyze a person's birth chart and determine bodily strengths and weaknesses, proneness to various disease states and nutritional deficiencies. Author: Diane Cramer Astrology Articles & Lectures Articles and transcribed lectures on medical astrology from resident astrologer Diane Cramer. Click here for information on her newest article on astrology and weight gain and weight loss and transcribed lectures on astrology and nutrition and more and for two of Bob Marks’ transcribed lectures – The Astrology of World Events and Solar Returns.   Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology He does a complete job of explaining how to know about relationships from your horoscope. And it’s easy to read as well. Author: Ronald Davison   Astrology For The Millions (Llewellyn's Classics of Astrology Library) A terrible title, but a good book. One of the best on  making a forecast by transits. Author:Grant Lewi   Asteroid Goddesses: The Mythology, Psychology, and Astrology of the Re-Emerging Feminine The first, and still the best, book on the influence of asteroids in your horoscope. Author: Demetra George   New Insights into Astrology: Sex Is a T-Square Number Symbolism Harmonics Aspects Asteroids Research A unique book with insights into number symbolism, aspects, harmonics, lunations, research, solar, and other returns, and asteroids. The most exciting discovery of the author is that when asteroids with names the same as, or similar to, those of yourself or significant others are added to your birth chart, their positions describe you or those significant others. Author: Nona Gwynn Press Linda Goodman's "Sun Signs" What! First he tells us that Sun-Sign books are crap, and then he recommends one! Well after all, Sun-Signs are part of the alphabet of astrology and you just can’t learn astrology without knowing what they are. Besides - this is simply the best Sun-Sign book ever. Author: Linda Goodman     Back to top     For the most extensive selection of astrology software with descriptions and comparative reviews, we recommend going to Astrology Software Shop.