Recommended Reading
Basic Books
- Amend, Karen & Mary Ruiz. Handwriting Analysis, the Complete Basic Book; WEISR, 2000.
- Green, Jane Nugent. You & Your Private I. Tyestring Productions, 1988.
- Hayes, Reed. Between the Lines: Understanding Yourself and Others through Handwriting Analysis; Destiny Books, 1993.
- Hartford, Huntington. You Are What You Write; Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, NY; 1973.
- Henley, Terry. The Freudian I, Volume 1. Ohio. 1978/1982.
- Lowe, Sheila. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Handwriting Analysis 2nd Edition; Alpha; Indianapolis, IN; 2004. Replaced by an updated version, retitled: Reading Between the Lines: Decoding Handwriting; Write Choice Ink, Ventura, CA; 2018.
- Seifer, Marc. The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Personalities, Detecting Forgeries, and Revealing Brain Activity through the Science of Graphology; Career Press; 2008.
Advanced Books
- Bar-Av, Ze-ev, Ph.D. and Sheila Lowe. Personality & Anxiety Disorders: How they may be reflected in handwriting, and other important topics. Write Choice Ink, Ventura, 2018.
- Dosch, Esther. Graphology of the Stroke; International Graphological Colloquium; 2004.
- Lowe, Sheila. Advanced Studies in Handwriting Psychology. Write Choice Ink. 2018
- Lowe, Sheila. Succeeding in the Business of Handwriting Analysis. Write Choice Ink; 2019.
- Klein, Felix. Gestalt Graphology, Exploring the Mystery and Complexity of Human Nature through Handwriting Analysis; iUniverse, Inc, 2007.
- Mendel, Alfred O. Personality in Handwriting; Newcastle Books, Van Nuys, CA; 1990.
- Nezos, Renna. Graphology, the Interpretation of Handwriting; Trafalgar Square/David & Charles, N. Pomfret, VT; 1986.
- Roman, Klara. Handwriting, a Key to Personality; Pantheon Books; New York, NY;1975.
- Rosenthal, Yaakov. Translating the Teenage Roar. New York, NY; 2019.
- Farmer, Jeanette. The Theory of Contraction and Release in Handwriting; self-published monograph, Denver, CO: 1990.
- Iannetta, Kimon, Reed Hayes, James F. Craine. Danger Between the Lines. Self-published spiral bound, 2008.
- Jacoby, H.J. Analysis of Handwriting, John Dickens & Co. LTD, Northampton, 1968. Klein, Felix. Gestalt Graphology, iUniverse; Bloomington, IN; 2007.
- Lazewnik, Baruch. Handwriting Analysis, a Guide to Understanding Personalities; Whitford Press, W. Chester, PA: 1990.
- Mendel, Alfred O. Personality in Handwriting; Newcastle Books, Van Nuys, CA; 1990.
- Nezos, Renna. Graphology, the Interpretation of Handwriting; Trafalgar Square/David & Charles, N. Pomfret, VT; 1986.
- Olyanova, Nadya. Handwriting Tells; Bell Publishing Company; 1975.
- Pulver, Max. Symbolism of Handwriting; Scriptor Books, London, England, 1994.
- Saudek, Robert. Experiments in Handwriting; Books for Professionals; Sacramento, CA; 1978.
- Saudek, Robert. The Psychology of Handwriting; Books for Professionals, Sacramento, CA; 1978.
- Teillard, Ana. The Soul in Handwriting; Scriptor Books; London, England, 1995 (available as a free download on the AHAF website in the Members Only area).
- Victor, Frank. Handwriting, a Personality Projection; Fern Ridge Press, Eugene, OR; 1989.
- Sonnemann, Ulrich. Handwriting Analysis; Grune & Stratton, New York, NY; 1950.
Psychology and Neuropsychology
- Adler, Alfred. Understanding Human Nature: The Psychology of Personality, Oneworld, 2009 Bandura, Albert. Social Learning Theory; Prentice Hall, 1976.
- Doidge, Norman. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. James H. Silberman Books; 2007.
- Doidge, Norman. The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. Penguin Life; 2015.
- Ewen, Robert B. An Introduction to Theories of Personality 4th Ed. Psychology Press, 2009. Erikson, Erik. Identity and the Life Cycle; W. W. Norton & Company, 1994.
- Frankl, Viktor. Man’s Search for Meaning; Beacon Press, 2006.
- Fromm, Erich. The Art of Loving. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006.
- Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence; Bantam, 1995, 1997.
- Hall, Calvin S. Hall. A Primer of Freudian Psychology; Plume, 1999.
- Hall, Calvin S. Hall & Vernon J. Nordby. A Primer of Jungian Psychology; Plume, 1999.
- Kelland, Mark. Personality theory: A multicultural perspective; 2014.
- Schultz, Duane P. and Sydney Ellen Schultz. Theories of Personality 11th Edition. 2016
- Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. Bantam;1995, 1997.
- Horney, Karen. The Neurotic Personality of Our Time; W.W. Norton & Company, 1994. Joseph, Rhawn. Right Brain and the Unconscious–Integrates Physiology & Neuro Psychology, 1992.
- Horney, Karen. Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis; W. W. Norton & Company, 1992.
- Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols; Dell, 1968.
- Poizner Annette. Clinical Graphology; An Interpretive Manual for Mental Health Practitioners. Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, 2012.
- Lowe, Sheila. Improve Your Life with Graphotherapy: Making positive changes that stick. Write Choice Ink; 2021.
- Maslow, Abraham. Toward a Psychology of Being; Wiley, 1998.
- Perls, Fritz and Joe Wysong. Ego, Hunger and Aggression: A Revision of Freud’s Theory and Method. The Gestalt Journal, 1992.
- Piaget, Jean and Barbel Inhelder. The Psychology of the Child. Basic Books, 2nd Ed., 1972. Shapiro, David. Neurotic Styles, Basic Books, 1999.
- Rhawn, Joseph. Right Brain and the Unconscious--integrates Physiology & Neuro Psychology; 1992.
- Storr, Anthony. The Art of Psychotherapy, Methuen, 1979, 1980.
Projective Drawings
- Furth, Gregg. The Secret World of Drawings: Healing through Art. Sigo Press; 1988.
- Garner, Howard. Artful Scribbles: The Significance of Children’s Drawings, Basic Books/Perseus Books Group, 1980.
- Kellogg, Rhoda. Analyzing Children’s Art; Girard & Stewart, 1969, 1970, 2015.
- Malchiodi, Cathy A. Understanding Children’s Drawings; Guilford Press, 1998.
- Wohl, Agnes & Bobbie Kaufman, Silent Screams, Hidden Cries: an Interpretation of Artwork by Children from Violent Homes; Brunner Mazel; 1st edition, 1985.
Psychology - Myers Briggs
- Kiersey, David. Portraits of Temperament (Myers-Briggs), 1987.
- Kiersey, David. Please Understand Me II, Temperament, Character, Intelligence (1998).
- Kroeger, Otto & Janet Thuesen. Type Talk at Work, 2002.
- Oldham, John B. & Lois Morris. New Personality Self-portrait—Why You Think, Work, Love, and Act the Way You do; Bantam Books, 1995.
Psychology Websites
Enneagram
- Barron & Wagele. The Enneagram Made Easy. Harper Collins San Francisco, 1994.
- Barron & Wagele. Are You My Type, Am I Yours? Relationships made easy through the Enneagram. Harper Collins, San Francisco; 1995.
- Naranjo, Claudio. Character and Neurosis; Gateways/IDHHB, Inc., 1994
- Palmer, Helen. The Enneagram in Love and Work, Harper Collins; 1995.
- Riso, Don & Hudson. The Wisdom of the Enneagram; Bantam Books; 1999.
- Tieger & Barron-Tieger. Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. Bantam Books; 2007.
Check the Marcel B. Matley AHAF Library for availability of books for loan or for sale.
Many of these texts may be ordered from Mostly Books (Tricia Clapp) at (520) 571-0110.
