This book is a continuation of Brad Warner's previous installment on Eihei Dogen. It is another paraphrasing of a number of works by Dogen and brings them to life in a new manner. I don't really know if there are other versions of this book in other countries since a lot of the references are very American.

The basic outline of the book is as follows. Brad Warner introduces a concept or idea put forth by Dogen and talks about it a bit. Warner then gets into the actual translated text of what he believes Dogen would have said, had he been an American male in this modern era. Once he has completed the translation Warner refers to other translations and interpretations to explain why he said the things he did and why he omitted some things while including others. The other books he refers to are all full translations of the Shobogenzo, so it sometimes has flowery language that might not be relevant.

In all, there are sixteen essays and pieces by Warner on Dogen. It is quite a fascinating book. As with his previous book, Don't Be A Jerk, this is a very good introduction to Dogen if you don't want to muck through those more stuffy translations of the Shobogenzo and other works by Dogen. ( )