By Karen Armstrong. The author of the sweeping histories of religion The Great Transformation (2006) and A History of God (1993) offers a rich and revealing description of both a unique time in history and an unusual man. Buddha is a terrific primer for those interested in the origins and fundamentals of Buddhism which is practiced by more than one-fourth of the world's population. Penguin (Non-Classics) (September 28, 2004), English,

Paperback: 240 pages.