Booklist

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Highly Recommended

• Boorstein, Sylvia. It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness  
• Goldstein, Joseph. One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
• Goldstein, Joseph and Jack Kornfield. Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation 
• Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola. Mindfulness in Plain English (Updated and Expanded Edition)
• Kabat-Zinn, John. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
• Kornfield, Jack. A Path With Heart: A Guide to the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
• Rahula, Walpola. What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Text from the Suttas and Dhammapada
• Strong, John S. Experience of Buddhism: Sources and Interpretations

Additional Reading — Art

• Lowenstein, Tom. Treasures of the Buddha: The Glories of Sacred Asia 

Additional Reading — History

• Batchelor, Stephen. The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture
• Fields, Rick. How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
• Seager, Richard Hughes. Buddhism in America

Additional Reading — Meditation

• Fronsdal, Gil. The Issue at Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice

Additional Reading — Miscellaneous

• Boorstein, Sylvia. Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat with Sylvia Boorstein
• Gyatso, Tenzin — H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality 
• Kornfield, Jack. After the Ecstacy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
• Lester, Robert C. Buddhism
• Loy, David. A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack
• Loy, David. Lack and Transcendence: The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism
• Moore, Dinty W. The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still, American Style
• Ricard, Matthieu and Jean-Francois Revel. The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life
• Ricard, Matthieu and Trinh Xuan Thuan. The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
• Salzberg, Sharon. Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience 

Additional Reading — Philosophy

Additional Reading — Psychology

• De Silva, Padmasiri, An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology (4th edition)
• Kornfield, Jack. The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of the Buddhist Psychology

Additional Reading — Socially Engaged Buddhism/Contemporary Issues

• Badiner, Alan Hunt (ed.). Mindfulness in the Marketplace: Compassionate Responses to Consumerism
• Chappell, David W. Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace
• Eppsteiner, Fred (ed.). The Path of Compassion: Writings on Socially Engaged Buddhism
• Jones, Ken. The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action
• Kabat-Zinn, John. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness
• Kaza, Stephanie (ed.). Hooked! Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire and the Urge to Consume
• Kaza, Stephanie and Kenneth Kraft (eds.). Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist Environmentalism
• Loy, David. The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory
• McLeod, Melvin (ed.). Mindful Politics: A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place
• Nhat Hanh, Thich. Calming the Fearful Mind: A Zen Response to Terrorism
• Rothberg, Donald. The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World
• Watts, Jonathan, Alan Senauke, and Santikaro Bhikku. Entering the Realm of Reality: Towards Dhammic Societies

Additional Reading — Theravada

• Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo. Frames of Reference
• Ajaan Maha Boowa Nanasampanno.  Venerable Ajaan Khao Analayo: A True Spiritual Warrior
• Ajahn Amaro. Small Boat, Great Mountain: Theravadan Reflections on the Natural Great Perfection 
• Ajahn Chah. Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
• Ajahn Sumedho. Intuitive Awareness
• Thanissaro Bhikku. The Karma of Questions: Essays on the Buddhist Path
• Thanissaro Bhikku. Meditations 2
• Thanissaro Bhikku. Meditations 3
• Thanissaro Bhikku. The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses
• Thanissaro Bhikku. Purity of Heart: Essays on the Buddhist Path
• Thanissaro Bhikku. The Wings of Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon

Additional Reading — Zen

• Bayda, Ezra. Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life 
• Fisher, Norman. Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
• Ford, James Ishmael. In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism
• Grigg, Ray. The Tao of Zen
• Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind