The Game of Life and How to Play It: literary classic of the new thought movement

New Thought was a movement which holds the belief that individuals can create their own reality through intentional thoughts and prayer, much like the current Law of Attraction movement. Florence Scovel Shinn, an illustrator living in New York City, became a teacher of New Thought after a divorce. The Game of Life and How to Play It is her first book, and is remarkable for being written by a woman and meant for a genteel female audience.