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The Gospels for Prayer is an exciting book that teaches us 10 ways to pray which have been used by Christians through the centuries.  Each way is outlined in a simple to understand fashion.  Michael Hansen, S. J. edits the Gospel in a printed format which allows you to pray, meditate and contemplate the Gospels.  If you want to "get spiritual" through praying the Scriptures.  This book is a must for your collection.

The Book of Common Prayer : And...
This is the prayer book of the Episcopal Church, USA. It offers many different sizes but has made it so that every BCP has the same pagination, regardless of size. It contains rites and services of the Episcopal Church, but has everything you would want to use for personal devotion up front and in the back.

For beginners, start on page 137. This offers a brief order of prayer for Morning, Noon, Early Evening and at the Close of the Day. When this becomes not enough to satisfy your longing for God, then move to the next section called "The Daily Office" on page 36 or page 75.

For intermediate and expert folks move to Page 36 for traditional Morning and Evening Prayer. Go to page 75 for Contemporary language Morning and Evening Prayer. Noonday, Order for Evening, Evening Prayer and Compline flow from the Contemporary language rite (Rite II).

A prayer for the week, called a "Collect," follows the Calendar of the Christian Year. These prayers, said during Morning and Evening Prayer are found beginning on page 157. A schedule for reading through the Psalms every thirty (30 days), a little bit every day, is found on page 584. And a "lectionary" or a list of Scriptures for each day is found beginning on page 933. Be sure to read the instructions in italicized print.

The Liturgy of the Hours, formerly known as the Roman Catholic Breviary.
It was revised and updated after Vatican II. It is a hefty four volumes and each page is filled with wonder. This is a lot to chew for a beginner. As usual, the Catholics are confusing in the layout of their prayer book, but they are rich in Scripture and provide you a daily reading from the Church Fathers. If you would like to learn how to use this prayer book, meet me for a chat session and I can talk you through it. Unfortunately, there is a little different twist in each volume, but it is a wonderful devotional tool. 

Or, Leatherbound

Christian Prayer: Liturgy of the Hours, This is a wonderful one volume condensation of the Liturgy of the Hours.  It is a middle way for those who want more than Shorter Christian Prayer and less than  Liturgy of the Hours.  It comes with a wonderful hymnal as an appendix.  We are currently searching for the best deal on this volume.

Or, in leather

Shorter Christian Prayer A must for everyday Catholics.  It is a wonderfully reduced version of The Liturgy of the Hours, which has only Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Nighttime Prayer. It takes the four volumes which take up a quarter of a shelf on my bookcase and reduces it to a thin little hand held jobby that fits on my nightstand perfectly.

 
Guide to Catholic Prayer . There is a wonderful little book called The School of Prayer : An Introduction..., by John Brook which will guide you through how to use this book. The first 97 pages of Brook's book are indispensable to those who are praying everyday, but it is a great guide to how to use the Catholic Prayer books.