Entertaining Buddhist Book Grapples with Life's Toughest Problems

Michael Lisagors inspring book Romancing the Buddha, Applying Buddhism to Everyday Life, is a reminder to those seeking enlightenment in the urban jungle that the priceless jewels of happiness are found within themselves. Lisagor shares his 34 years of applying the principles of Buddhism to successfully deal with depression, his wife's serious illness, raising two daughters and finding happiness and hope in our turbulent socieity.

Romancing the Buddha is about the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which teaches that an individual has the power to influence his or her, oftentimes uncertain, circumstances—be it a stressful workday or the fear war brings. The book offers profound insights regarding a wide range of topics including adversity, family, relationships, and happiness in daily life.

Lisagor shares how his thirty-three years of applying Buddhist principles have helped him successfully deal with depression, his wifes serious illness, raising two daughters, and finding hope in a turbulent society. Seeing his website gain enormous popularity and positive feedback encouraged him to put those entertaining insights permanently in print. One reader stated, Ive never laughed so hard. Wonderful reading! I will share your articles with Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike."

About the Author:
Michael Lisagor, together with his wife, started practicing Buddhism in 1969. A self-confessed (but now reformed) class clown and product of the sixties, he is the president of Celerity Works, a management consulting company and columnist for Federal Computer Week. He has been writing humorous articles with a message for the World Tribune and Living Buddhism for fifteen years. The photographs in Romancing the Buddha are the result of his passion for nature photography.

Romancing the Buddha
By Michael Lisagor
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Trade Paperback; $20.99; 136 pages; 1-4010-9499-6
Cloth Hardback; $30.99; 136 pages; 1-4010-9500-3

Michael Lisagor is available for interviews by calling (215) 923-4686 x. 190 or emailing Beth.Staples@Xlibris.com or contacting the author at lisagor@romancingthebuddha.com. To request a complimentary paperback or electronic (e-book)review copy of Romancing the Buddha, contact the publisher at (215) 923-4686 x. 190. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (215) 599-0114.