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The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac

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The Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff Both offer a fictitious and simplistic introduction to eastern philosophy. Growing up as an atheist in Western Europe, I never realized just how deep the influence of religion on our culture, traditions and history was. These books gave me a playful look at Buddhism and Taoism, right when I needed it. Shifted my entire worldview.

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