The following is a list of books that come highly recommended. Most I have read. Some have been recommended to me by friends.
I have a form on this page for any recommendations you may have. If you get a message regarding your browser when you've filled out the form, just click okay. It doesn't do anything to your browser. I tried it myself. Also, you e-mails addresses are safe with me. I won't use them or keep them. Promise. Any book with a * in front of it means it is an out of print book, but may be found at a used bookstore. Used bookstores can be a wonderful place for adding to your library without breaking your budget. There are also used bookstore sites on the web. You can try Bibliofind to search for used books. If there's a ** in front of the book, it means I haven't read it, but someone recommended it. Hope you find this list helpful. It will continually be added to. These are in no particular order either.
Transformation and Healing - Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hahn, Parallax Press, 1990.
The Heart of the Buddha's Teachings - Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy & Liberation. Thich Nhat Hahn, Broadway Books, 1998.
Going Home - Jesus & Buddha as Brothers. Thich Nhat Hahn.
Riverhead Books, 1999.
Living Buddha, Living Christ. Thuch Nhat Hahn. Riverhead Books, 1995.
Peace in Every Step - The Path of Mindfulness in Everday Life. Thich Nhat Hahn. Bantam Books, 1991.
Being Peace. Thich Nhat Hahn. Parallax Press, 1987.
The Miracle of Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hahn. Parallax Press.
Awakening the Buddha Within. Lama Surya Das. Broadway Books, 1997.
Awakening to the Sacred. Lama Surya Das. Broadway Books, 1999.
The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying. Sogyal Rinpoche. HarperCollins, 1993.
A Heart as Wide as the World. Sharon Salzberg. Shambala, 1997.
The New American Spirituality. Elizabeth Lesser. Random House NY, 1999.
The Accidental Buddhist. Dinty W. Moore. RandomHouse, 1997.
*Orderly Chaos: The Mandala Principle. Chögyam Trungpa. Shambala, 1991.
*The Lion's Roar: An Anthology of the Buddha's Teachings Selected from the Pali Canon. David Maurice. The Citadel Press, 1967.
*The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation: Or the Methods of Realizing Nirvana through Knowing the Mind.Edited by W.Y. Evans-Wentz. Oxford University Press, 1969.
*In Exile From the Land of the Snows. John F. Avedon. Vintage Books, 1986.
*The Spirit of Zen; a Way of Life, Work and Art in the far East. Alan W. Watts. Grove Press Inc., 1958.
The Way to Freedom. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Harper SanFrancisco, 1994.
*Zen& Zen Classics; selections from R.H.Blyth. Compiled with Drawings by Frederick Franck. 1978.
*Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki. Edited by William Barrett. Doubleday Anchor Books, 1956.
What Would Buddha Do? 101 Answers to Life's Daily Dilemma's. Franz Metcalf. Seastone, an imprint of Ulysses Press, 1999.
Buddhism: Flammarion Iconographic Guides. Louis Frédéric. Flammarion, 1995.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Translated with Commentary by Francesco Fremantle and Chögyam Trungpa. Shambala, 1992.
365 Zen - Daily Readings. Edited by Jean Smith. Harper Collins, 1999.
*The Heart Sutra; Discourses on the Prajnaparamita Hridayam Sutra. Osho. Element Books. (If you can get passed his ego, it is fairly good).
The Three Pillars of Zen. Roshi Philip Kapleau. Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1980. Recently reissued in 1999.
Dhammapada - The Sayings of the Buddha. Translation and Commentary by Thomas Cleary. Bantan Books, 1994.
Buddha's Little Instruction Book. Jack Kornfield. Bantam Books, 1994.
Shambala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. Chögyam Trungpa. Shambala, 1984.
Insight Meditation. Joseph Goldstein. Shambala, 1993.
In the Lap of the Buddha. Gavin Harrison. Shambala, 1994.
When Things Fall Apart. Pema Chödrön. Shambala, 1997.
Buddha's Nature. Wes Nisker. Bantam Books, 1998.
Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion. Sandy Boucher. Beacon Press, 1999.
Siddhartha. Herman Hesse. Bantan Books, 1951. (always in print)
Buddha in a Box. Manuela Dunn Mascetti. Chronicle Books, 1998.
Buddhism Plain and Simple. Steve Hagen. broadway Books, 1997. (good beginner's book, but doesn't mention karma at all. ? )
*Buddhism in Translations.Henry Clark Warren. Atheneum, 1896. (Anthology of the Buddha's Teachings)
Teachings of the Buddha. edited by Jack Kornfield. Shambala, 1996.
The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha. edited by E.A. Burtt. Mentor, 1991
*Buddhism: Its Essence and Development. Edward Conze. Harper Torchbooks, 1959.
Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Harper Collins, 1995.
My Land and My People. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Warner Books. 1997.
Ethics for a New Millennium. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Riverhead Books, 1999.
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook of Living. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D. Riverhead Books, 1998.
The Elements of Buddhism. John Snelling. Element Books, 1990. reprinted 1994.
