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Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasattva Practice    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 2190 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on April 22, 2010. .

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has composed this short Vajrasattva practice and requested that it be published in a pocket-sized format that is easy for us to carry round and have available at all times. Thus, whenever we notice we have broken a vow or created any other kind of negative karma, we can whip out our little Vajrasattva book and purify that negativity with the four opponent powers without delay.
Kadampa Teachings    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 68660 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on May 26, 2010. .

Commentary on the teachings of Atisha and the Kadampa Geshes. In this book Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to practice Dharma the way the famous Kadampa geshes did. These lamas were exemplary practitioners of Buddhism in Tibet, renowned for their extreme asceticism and uncompromising practice of thought transformation in order to develop bodhicitta.
The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism    by Lama Yeshe
Price: $0.99 USD. 21160 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 12, 2010. .

The first teaching, “The Three Principal Aspects of the Path,” was given in France in 1982. The second teaching, an “Introduction to Tantra,” also in two parts, was given at Grizzly Lodge, California, in 1980. It comprises the first two lectures of a commentary on the Chenrezig yoga.
Virtue and Reality    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 28200 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 19, 2010. .

This book contains methods for transforming everyday actions into the cause of enlightenment, anger into patience, and the ordinary view of phenomena as inherently existent into the wisdom realizing emptiness. It also includes several meditations led by Rinpoche, although everything in the book is a topic for meditation.
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind.    by Lama Yeshe
Price: $0.99 USD. 28240 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 23, 2010. .

The six teachings contained herein come from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia. For example, here is Lama Yeshe on the Mind: "At certain times, a silent mind is very important, but 'silent' does not mean closed. The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a mind seeking the nature of reality."
The Joy of Compassion    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 32450 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on October 1, 2010. .

In this book, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches on one of his favorite topics — compassion. He tells us that compassion for others is the best way to overcome any obstacles we encounter, in our Dharma practice, or occupation and life itself, and the best medicine for treating any illness we experience. Rinpoche also explains emptiness, karma and many other essential Buddhist subjects.
Eccentric Explorers    by Michael Buckley
Price: $5.99 USD. 132990 words. Published on November 2, 2010. .

Eccentric Explorers was Winner of the Biography category at the 2009 Indie Excellence Book Awards, California, USA. In this extensively researched book, the rich culture and history of Tibet are viewed through a rather special lens--through the eyes of ten wild and wacky adventurers, each bent on unlocking the strange riddles and secrets of Tibet.
Universal Love - The Yoga Method of Buddha Maitreya    by Lama Yeshe
Price: $7.50 USD. 45320 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on November 24, 2010. .

By pulling together some of Lama Yeshe’s introductory teachings on Buddhism, meditation, compassion and emptiness, and combining them with the definitive explanation of tantra, this one valuable volume will inspire to go more deeply into the Yoga Method of Buddha Maitreya–a tantric practice.
The Heart of the Path    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $10.00 USD. 179770 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on December 28, 2010. .

This book is a lengthy teaching on guru yoga by a contemporary exemplar of the practice, Lama Zopa. It explains the importance of guru devotion and Lama Zopa's view of the proper way to develop a student-teacher bond. Not only does it include teachings on the traditional sub-topics that fall under guru devotion found in Tsongkhapa’s lam-rim, but also a useful outline to guide your reading.
Travels in the Tibetan World    by Michael Buckley
Price: $2.99 USD. 108070 words. Published on March 4, 2011. .

Travels in the Tibetan World was winner of a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award for Best Travel Book (2003). Extreme travel author Michael Buckley sets off on a decade-long quest to explore the bizarre Tibetan world. Join him for a remarkable journey--encompassing sacred realms and skulduggery, chats with the Dalai Lama, and rough trips over snowbound passes.