The classic by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. A comprehensive collection of the late master's discourses given throughout the 1960's at the San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara monastery. Invaluable and completely accessible to experienced Zen students and beginners alike.		Written by the first Japanese Zen master to come to America in the late 1800's, Soyen Shaku's collection of teachings and speeches presents Buddhist fundamentals in pragmatic layman's terms. The first book of it's kind when it was published in 1932, it remains an important work of Zen and Buddhist literature.
	From the back cover: "It is a model of what a book should be...Authoritative and clear, logical and sober, this study is as comprehensive as it is masterly." -Journal of the Buddhist Society		Translations of the most important Buddhist sutras and texts are presented in this classic book by one of the early pioneers of American Zen Buddhism, Dwight Goddard. Supposedly a favorite book of Jack Kerouac, this book is a valuable resource.
	An absolute must for anyone interested in the history of Buddhism in America.		The quintessential tale of spiritual awakening. Thomas Merton was a Cistercian monk, who in his later years, spent much time in interfaith dialogue with Zen masters and Buddhist teachers. This autobiography, written during his first years in the monastery, is one of the most influential spritual books ever written.