Do you read your daily horoscope? I used to, back in my twenties, but as time passed and life became busier and more complicated, I decided that checking my horoscope was not worth the effort. Moving forward several decades, I still don’t check my horoscope. But I’ll admit to being curious about astrology and would like to learn more about it.
Can the stars and the moon and the sun really influence a person’s destiny? There are times when I like to think so, and perhaps that is why I cannot completely discount astrology. It’s a practice that has been around for thousands of years, and whether you believe in astrology or not, it continues to be popular and important in many cultures. While it may have been an overused pickup line during the 1970s, it cannot be denied that many of us still want to know the answer to the question “What’s your sign?” When I meet someone and find out that we share the same zodiac, it’s a point of commonality, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
If you share my curiosity about how the positions and movements of celestial objects can explain and predict our personalities and behaviors, consider reading one or more of the books in today’s reading list.
My sign? Capricorn. My zodiac symbol is the sea goat which is half-goat and half-fish. I’m supposed to be grounded and practical with a secret wild side. Is it true? This sea goat will never tell.
- The Astrology Companion: The Portable Guide for Using the Planets to Manifest Your Power and Purpose by Tanaaz Chubb
- Astrology: Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Life by Carole Taylor
- Chinese Astrology: Forecast Your Future from Your Chinese Horoscope by Man-Ho Kwok and Martin Palmer
- Llewellyn’s Moon Sign Book by Llewellyn Publications.
- Llewellyn’s Sun Sign Book by Llewellyn Publications
- A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data by Alexander Boxer
New at the Library
Fiction
- Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado
- The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon
- Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Nonfiction
- Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew by Patti Davis
- Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery
- Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What Matters by Charan Ranganath
Children
- Insectorama: The Marvelous World of Insects written and illustrated by Lisa Voisard
- Meatballs for Grandpa written by Jeanette Fazzari Jones, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett
- The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Visit the district’s 15 locations, our website at www.fvrl.org, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
