"Barbara O’Brien’s wide-ranging account of Zen history is conveyed with a master storyteller’s ability to keep the forest from getting lost in a myriad of trees. Wearing her scholarship lightly, she blends just the right amount of skepticism about her hagiographic sources with a deep appreciation for the Dharma." — Barry Magid, author of
Nothing Is Hidden and
Ending the Pursuit of Happiness Order here!
Marcy rawks, doesn’t she?
Compare her output to the productions of our esteemed Corpse of Professional Journalists. It’s almost as if there were an inverse correlation between salary/compensation and excellence.