cover image HOW TO SPOT A BASTARD BY HIS STAR SIGN: The Ultimate Horoscope

HOW TO SPOT A BASTARD BY HIS STAR SIGN: The Ultimate Horoscope

Susi Rajah, Adele Lang, . . St. Martin's, $12.95 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-312-28486-2

Repeating their British-style title epithet so often that it loses any pejorative value, the authors ("both fire signs") offer firmly tongue-in-cheek characterizations of men, organized by sign, for the date-weary hetero woman. Witness "The Libra Bastard": "The poor, confused bastard. It's not his fault. Life in the modern world is getting more and more complex and there are so many decisions to make. He now has to decide between gel and mousse to style his hair every morning. The stress is unbelieveable." (Feb.)