http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...760212-4119812

Okay the next book is AWESOME. It'll explain a lot. I've got a BA in eastern religions, but my friend I went to grad school with had this book and i swiped it from her. She's a PhD in Buddhist Ethics now. So she knows her shit.
Anyway, awesome book, Buddha for Beginners. It's written like a graphic novel / comic book. So easy to read and understand.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...19812?v=glance