This book by four Estonian sauna enthusiasts makes a perfectaddition to any sauna. Just about everything you've wondered about both theNorthern European steam sauna and baths around the worlds is explored: thedeeper origins of the Estonian sauna tradition, bathing practicises in oldendays and modern times, the differences between the Islamic world's hammam andJapanese onsen, the sauna's role in supporting health and healing, and how tobuild your own modern Northern European steam sauna.