Prayers Written At Vailima is a gem. These simple, yet beautifully expressed thoughts was over you like a refreshing shower. They calm the soul and put you in a quiet place of reflection. True spirituality glows in these lovely invocations. In addition this volume is elegantly produced and adds visual and tactile pleasure to the pleasure of the reading.

This edition of Stevenson's Prayers Written at Vailima is simple, elegant and beautiful. Although Stevenson wrote these Prayers in another place and another time, his words are still relevant to us today. He prays for many of the same things we wish and hope for: friends, family, success and strength. I recommend this book to people of all religions (and even those who are not religious at all). Stevenson expresses his emotions and desires with such clarity and spirit that any reader might identify with and enjoy this remarkable book.

Prayers Written At Vailima is a collection of the daily prayers written by the famous English novelist Robert Louis Stevenson for his family and their Samoan neighbors during his time in the south seas. Also included is an introduction by his wife about their life on the island of Samoa and twenty-one original linoleum-cut illustrations designed with a Polynesian feel buy Catherine Kanner. For Friends: For our absent loved ones we implore thy/loving-kindness. Keep them in life, keep them/in growing honour; and for us, grant that we/remain worthy of their love. For Christ's sake, let/not our beloved blush for us, nor we for them./Grant us but that, and grant us courage to/endure lesser ills unshaken, and to accept death,/loss, and disappointment as it were straws upon/the tide of life.

My daughter (age 4) loves this game. It's perfect for beginning game-players, as there are a minimal number of pieces involved and no counting required. Angelina-lovers will enjoy trying to assume the positions. Best of all, the cards can be used to play a separate memory (Concentration-style) game, so you really get two games in one.

The Book Of The Bath is an informative, entertaining, and occasionally inspiring book on the art of the bath. Superbly illustrated by Catherine Kanner, her text includes one hundred recipes for creating luxurious scented baths, splashes, lotions and soaps at home. The Book Of The Bath is enhanced further with a glossary of herbs and teas describing how they can be employed to soothe and freshen the skin, promote sleep, and relieve bodily aches and discomforts. Highly recommended for gift giving or personal pleasuring, The Book Of The Bath is replete with entertaining advice and a history of bathing, complete with its excesses, romance, and sensual pleasures.

I thought this was a very good package for dance teachers who teach students age 3-5. Although I have gotten very little use of the book, my class just loves the tape. All you do is pop it into the tape player and push play and your little ballerina will be on their way.