The monk of Park Avenue : a modern Daoist odyssey
'The Monk of Park Avenue' is a kaleidoscopic ride through the upper echelons of New York Society and the nature-worshipping, sword-wielding world of East Asian religious and martial arts. This book is peopled with the likes of Jacqueline Onassis, Sophia Loren, Paul McCartney, and Warren Beatty, and stands at the intersection of Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' and Mitch Albom's 'Tuesdays with Morrie'. From the author of...