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Other books by Elizabeth Gilbert:

The Last American Man (hardback Viking Adult, 2002, 271 pages; softcover Penguin, 2003, 288 pages)

Stern Men (hardback Mariner Books, 2001, 304 pages; hardback Houghton Mifflin, 2000, 288 pages)

Pilgrims (hard back Houghton Mifflin, 1997, 210 pages; paperback Penguin, 2007, 224 pages)

Read synopses of these books at http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/booksinterviews.htm

Recommended reading:

The Book of Secrets by Osho (aka Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) (St. Martin’s Griffin): The controversial yogi packs this book with variety of techniques for meditating in the tantric yoga style. If one doesn’t work, try another, he advises. The late Indian spiritual leader once summed up meditation as ‘… a state of watchfulness that has no ego fulfillment in it, something that happens when one is in a state of not-doing. There is no ‘how’ to this, because how means doing – one has to understand that no doing is going to help. In that very understanding, non-doing happens.”

From Here to Nirvana: The Yoga journal Guide to Spiritual India, by Anne Cushman and Jerry Jones (Riverhead Hardcover): Author Elizabeth Gilbert recommends this book as a good place to start researching a trip to an Indian ashram. Although it was published in 1998 and some of the travel references may be out of date, it’s still an informative – and fun – read.

The Heart of Meditation: Pathways to a Deeper Experience, by Swami Durgananda (Siddha Yoga Publications): More meditation techniques from a practitioner of the same style of yoga that Gilbert studied.

Roma: Authentic Recipes from In and Around the Eternal City, by Julia Della Croce (Chronicle Books): If your mouth watered while reading about the Italy portion of Gilbert’s journey, this book will satisfy your hunger for the food that helped her pack on the pounds. The cookbook is filled with recipes, from saltimbocca to risotto, from Rome’s hotels, restaurants and festivals.