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    <body><![CDATA[One American's search for Buddhism in that moral desert we call the United States.  OK, maybe the desert is perfect grounds for this religion.  Why else are so many Americans driven if not to embrace it, at least to satisfy their curiosity about it?<br/><br/>Dinty Moore uses humor and an Everyman ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15742303">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[OH MY THIS BOOK IS FUN!<br/>Dinty Moore (yah that's his real name and no, he doesn't make soup) has written a completely fun journey into his study of Buddhism.  He sets out to study the American swing toward Buddhism and ends up finding himself drawn to it as well. His observations on meditation, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12028517">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is THE outstanding intro to American Buddhism. I read it after finding it the best way, accidentally, in the Buddhist section of my local library. I read the first chapter between the stacks and just could not put it down.<br/><br/>If you are familiar with the writings of Thich Nhat Han and w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43961206">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A charming introduction to American Buddhism for those with little knowledge about what Buddhism is and is not (I count myself among the novices, here). Moore includes a helpful glossary of Buddhist terms, but you don't need to be well-versed in the lingo to appreciate this book. Rather, it's an exp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67236612">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed it a lot.  Sort of a lighthearted travelogue to various US Buddhist retreats in search of enlightenment; or a least a decent book chapter.  His outlook is very open and non-academic but touching and revealing.  You end feeling like you were there to meet the Dali Lama and talk with monks a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14956759">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny book that takes a pretty in-depth look at &quot;American&quot; Buddhism.  Dinty Moore is my kind of writer: he takes you on a semi-serious journey down a potentially boring path and makes you feel like you've completed the climb up Everest.  How enlightening!]]></body>
    
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