Practical New Thought: Several Things That Have Helped People is a collection of essays published in W.W. Atkinson's New Thought magazine, compiled into one useful text. It contains a rare Preface from the author, an apology of sorts-though he specifically says it is not-about the quality of the essays and his inability to polish them for republication because of his fondness for the original works. The essays selected are those that seemed to have the most effect on his readers, those which truly helped people in their daily lives. Practical New Thought contains 27 essays, including "The Keynote," "Aim Straight," "Partnership," "Let Us Have Faith," and "Get in Tune."American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905 and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including the name "Yogi," some of which are likely still unknown today.