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Buddha, Mountain Peaks, Samurai |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / BOOKS IN BRIEF |
| Author: Ann Geracimos |
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The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2007 |
| Size: 1,195 Words, 7,358 Characters |
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Call it extreme adventuring or a sense of curiosity gone wild--certainly none of the books highlighted here represent conventional travel accounts.
Perry Garfunkel in Buddha or Bust (Harmony, $24.95, 336 pages), subtitled In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness and the Man Who Found Them All, goes looking for elusive matters of the spirit in spite of the gung-ho title. We never really expect him to "bust" his quest for enlightenment, which he undertakes by traveling in the footsteps of the centuries-old guru. Nevertheless, his personal story, which begins in despair and ends with the credo of the true believer, is a worthy journey and a useful compendium for anyone curious about Buddhism in its many guises aro...
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...mbarking? Otherwise, they may fall prey to the likes of Kalder and his kin, armchair travelers of last resort who infuse their world with fake names and experiences as a way of avoiding making sense of the one outside the window.
A cute but overlong tack, it celebrates the notion that staying home may really be the best revenge after all.
Copyright © 2006 The Washington Times, LLC.
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