So I am going to return _What the Buddha Taught_ by Walpola Rahula before I've completely finished it--but I think I got the gist anyway (I don't want to keep it out while at Pennsic). It is a "Cliff Notes" explanation of Theravada Buddhism, a sampling of sutras and the dhammapada. It was a great read--the Buddha said the most profound and beautiful things, but I am not quite ready to enter the monastery(convent) just yet;-)