In one of my podcast episodes , I discussed the reading challenge my friend Tikima issued to my friend group. I mentioned - and even quoted - the book, No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners by Noah Rasheta (affiliate link).  This is a short book at 132 Pages, and it's an easy read. It's simple as far as the text itself and it was a light reading, but with some thought-provoking topics. The book's cover says it has "clear answers to burning questions about Buddhist teachings", and it's listed under the genre of philosophy. The structure of the book is essentially an FAQ or Q&A. and it's pretty straightforward.  I read a lot of fiction as a kid - that was my jam. But nowadays, I prefer to read nonfiction. Many of the books I've read in the past few years have been philosophy and self-help-type books, but I also really like to read autobiographies of interesting people, and I've been getting into reading history a bit more. It's a lot less bo...