"The Moment Calls You" by Sara Robbins, 1956.
"Dedicated to the lay monks of the market place," this little booklet reads quicker and easier than some children's books I know. Simple, easy-to-understand messages.
There are no markings inside, except for a red inked stamp near the back of the book on a page listing "Other Inspirational Books" by Robbins. The stamp reads:
SARA ROBBINS - 719 E. Putnam St. Whittier, Calif.
There doesn't seem to be anything of note at that address anymore, but it's not terribly far from where my grandparents lived. It's also 5 blocks from an earlier residence that I've seen on one of my grandfather's address labels.
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDFIFTYSIX
"Jesus' Teachings for Young People" by Sidney Adams Weston, 1927.
Weston was a Bible instructor in New England. Among his works is an edited text from a 13th century zealot named Sa’id Ibn Hasan. Hasan converted from Judaism to Islam and wrote about it solving all the issues with Judaism, fiercely believing that his new faith should aggressively be installed as the only religion.
There are a few notes written on the pages - on the bottom on page 4 it reads "Does it make any difference how a person spends his money?" and on page 5 it reads "What is the value of this lesson to you + how can you make use of it + apply it?"
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDFIFTYSEVEN
"She Changed Her Life Through Prayer" by L. Mila Warn, 1948.
A 35-page booklet published by the Willing Publishing Company out of Los Angeles, this has an inscription on the first page to my grandparents - "To Juliette and Gene, Stella Terrill Mann"
The only other marking is an underlined sentence on page 8: "I did not once turn back."
In the back of the book are two opposite-facing pages advertising this book, 'She Changed Her Life Through Prayer" by Warn, and then "Change Your Life Through Prayer" by Mann.
I see a theme here.
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDFIFTYEIGHT
"How To Get Rid of Trouble" by Dan Custer.
A tiny booklet published by the Institute of Religious Science in San Francisco, this has no printing date inside.
Only 15 pages, the back cover lists a few other works by Custer:
Patterns for Successful Living
How to Think in Time of War
The Amazing Power of Love
Metal Medicine
Life Never Ends
Know Thyself
Jesus: Human or Divine
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDFIFTYNINE
"Yoga System of Study" by Yogi Hari Rama, 1927.
This weathered book starts with guidelines and directions for learning the yoga way of life, including marriage, child-raising, human ailments, breathing, and washing.
"We wash our face and hands automatically in the morning because we do not feel fresh and clean until we have done so. An inner washing is necessary as well. One to two cups of hot water for normal persons, four cups for those who are constipated."
Then it goes into yoga chants, and gives suggestions on bathing, sleeping, and waking. After that, colors are explained and when and how to use them. "Everybody should wear blue or green hats."
There are a few pages of poems, then the 2nd half of the book is entirely devoted to recipes. There is even a section for "Menus for Guests Who Are Not Yogi Students". More than half of the book is about food.
From the very first paragraph:
"The body is the boat, we must take care of the body, if we are going to sail this ocean, which is the world."
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDSIXTY
"Change Your Life Through Prayer" by Stella Terrill Mann, 1947.
A little foreshadowing, perhaps? Here is the book hinted at three days ago by Mann. This book is also inscribed by her, but to my great-grandmother this time.
This book explains How to Pray, When to Pray, and What to Pray For. In the latter section, there are four focuses: wealth, health, power, and love.
Tucked inside the front cover is a small leaflet advertising the book. It has an endorsement from Charles Fillmore, the founder of the Unity Church.
My grandfather affixed a large label with his name on it on the page with the inscription.
BOOK ONEHUNDREDANDSIXTYONE
"Yoga Chanting Keys" by A. William Goetz.
A book of sheet music for yoga chanting, there are a few guidelines in the beginning, such as "All chanting should be done in the key of G."
Then the rest is filled with the chants, including Sub-Conscious Chanting, Christian Chants, Mohammedan Chants, Buddhist Chant, Hindu Chants, Tantric Chant of Desire, Peace Chant, Om Chants, and Universal Aum.
There is no publishing date in the book, but my great-grandmother's name is on the first page, so I will assume it is pre-1960s.
I can't seem to find any information on the publisher, Stables-Mason Company, or the author, both out of Los Angeles. There was a William Goetz, though, who was a Hollywood film producer and married the daughter of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer.
Nothing seems to indicate them being the same man, though.
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