Provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the principles and practices of Buddhism, tracing the origins and history of the religion, examining the life of the Buddha and the development of his teachings, and discussing the tenets of the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Five Precepts of Buddhist ethics. Original.
I loved this quote about Americans, well captured!!: "Americans especially have much, much more of most everything than much of the world’s population. We are an indulgent and spoiled population." So true.
Quite a good book for beginners. If you are into a narrow America-centered view.