The Book of Books

by Annalee Skarin

This work contains the truths which Christ so earnestly wished to share with His apostles on that last night, at the Feast of the Passover.

333 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1972

About the author

Annalee Skarin was an American Latter-day Saint writer of mysticism and New Age literature. Her 1948 book Ye Are Gods was popular among some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah, but leaders of the Church felt it had serious doctrinal flaws and her refusal to renounce the principles taught in the book led to her excommunication. The underlying theme in all of her writings was a desire to understand the deeper meaning behind scripture. She wrote: "There was just that intense feeling that something was required of us and we had to find out what it was." Skarin was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who served as a missionary in California, and later was a ward Relief Society president. As of 2014, Ye Are Gods was in its 18th printing, though her later books were more popular among non-Latter-day Saints in the New Age movement. She accepted no royalties, and it remains unclear who, if anyone, profited from her many successful books.