Dinner with Buddha

Marc Notes: Eight years after Breakfast with Buddha skeptic Otto Ringling and Mongolian monk Volya Rinpoche set off across America on another unexpected road trip of discovery--from Indian reservations and farming towns to Colorado's New Age culture and the nonspiritual streets of Las Vegas--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: In Roland Merullo's Breakfast with Buddha, an inveterate skeptic and a world-renowned spiritual master set off across America. Now, some eight years later, the world has spun a few times, and what had been certainties in both men's lives have proved fleeting. Otto's future is less than clear after the death of his wife, the departure of his children to make their own lives, and the loss of the only remaining structure in his life -- his long-held job. For Rinpoche, the changes have been less daunting but nonetheless dramatic, as the encroachment of both technology and daily society threaten the solitude and peace of his North Dakota retreat, and he has been forced to acknowledge that his mysteriously gifted young daughter may be the next Dalai Lama. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2015 (EAN 9781565129283, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 83 (EAN 9781565129283, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015 (EAN 9781565129283, Hardcover) Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 38 (EAN 9781565129283, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 06/16/2015 (EAN 9781565129283, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Merullo, Roland Roland Merullo is the critically acclaimed author of five books of nonfiction and twelve novels, including the Revere Beach Trilogy, "Golfing with God", "Breakfast with Buddha, The Vatican Waltz, " and "Dinner with Buddha. "He lives with his wife and children in Massachusetts. His website is www.rolandmerullo.com.