Own this five-book themed set from HarperOne that looks at Buddhism and a just a few of its beginnings in the West.  

One Dharma by Joseph Goldstein, one of America's most respected Buddhist teachers, distills a lifetime of practice and teaching into a groundbreaking exploration of the Buddhist tradition taking root on American soil.

In The Story of Buddhism, leading Buddhist scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores the origins of this 2,500-year-old religion and traces its major developments up to the present, focusing not only on the essential elements common to all schools of Buddhism but also revealing the differences among the major traditions. Beginning with the creation and structure of the Buddhist universe, Lopez explores the life of the Buddha, the core Buddhist tenets, and the development of the monastic life and lay practices.

Dharma Punx and The Heart of the Revolution from Noah Levine connect punk to path in America. 

In That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist, esteemed Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein addresses this incisive question in a warm, delightful and personal way. With the same down-to-earth charm and wit that have endeared her to her many students and readers, Boorstein shows how one can be both an observant Jew and a passionately committed Buddhist.

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