Quest: Notebooks Volume 2

Paul Brunton, Brunton. Larson Publications, $22.95 (384pp) ISBN 978-0-943914-14-5

In the last 30 years of his life, Brunton (18981981), who wrote many books on Eastern philosophy, yoga and mysticism, stayed in seclusion and kept notebooks. This is one of those 12 volumes, which are full of ""jottings, aphorisms and mini-essays that hone Brunton's views,'' PW observed. (September)

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