Breakfast with Buddha

When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused. Six days on the road with an enigmatic holy man who answers every question with a riddle is not what hed planned. But in an effort to westernize his passengerand amuse himselfhe decides to show the monk some American fun along the way. From a chocolate factory in Hershey to a bowling alley in South Bend, from a Cubs game at Wrigley field to his family farm near Bismarck, Otto is given the remarkable opportunity to see his worldand more important, his lifethrough someone elses eyes. Gradually, skepticism yields to amazement as he realizes that his companion might just be the real thing.In Roland Merullos masterful hands, Otto tells his story with all the wonder, bemusement, and wry humor of a man who unwittingly finds what hes missing in the most unexpected place.A sequel, entitled Lunch with Buddha, is now available. In a starred review, Kirkus magazine called this novel which continues the journey of Otto and Rinpoche, a beautifully written and compelling story about a mans search for meaning that earnestly and accessibly tackles some welltrodden but universal questions and a quiet meditation on life, death, darkness and spirituality, sprinkled with humor, tenderness and stunning landscapes.