{"product_id":"dinner-with-buddha-9781616205997","title":"Dinner with Buddha","description":"If life is a journey--with detours, paths from which to choose, and myriad roadblocks to overcome--then Otto Ringling is most certainly on the journey of a lifetime. His first fifty or so years were pretty good. He felt he had it all, until one day he didn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seeking understanding, he calls on Volya Rinpoche, a wise man and spiritual leader. A man who accepts the world as it comes to him, a man without pride or vanity. But Rinpoche, as it turns out, is experiencing his own time of doubt. In hopes of finding answers to life's mysteries, the two embark on a journey through America, an amusing and enlightening road trip that becomes a lesson in love and gratitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerullo, Roland:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Roland Merullo is the critically acclaimed author of five books of nonfiction and twelve novels, including the Revere Beach Trilogy, \u003ci\u003eGolfing with God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Buddha, The Vatican Waltz, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDinner with Buddha. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives with his wife and children in Massachusetts. His website is www.rolandmerullo.com.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726268403986,"sku":"9781616205997","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_586f64f3-5efc-4298-945c-4fbe652e6e16.jpg?v=1734862201","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dinner-with-buddha-9781616205997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}