'The discourse summaries' by S.N. Goenka (must-read available online)

[anders]

[amazonsearch]The discourse summaries by S.N. Goenka[/amazonsearch]

This book consists of condensed versions of all the evening discourses from a ten day meditation retreat in the [amazonsearch]Goenka[/amazonsearch] tradition. If you like the down to Earth, not overly theoretical approach to meditation, you will probably find Goenka's rethorical style accessible. Also, if you do not have the ability to attend a retreat for whatever reason, reading this is probably the second best thing.

http://www.vri.dhamma.org/publications/webversion/english/discsum.html
http://www.amazon.com/Discourse-Summaries-S-N-Goenka/dp/1928706096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197282547&sr=8-3

[Green Tara]

Thank you Anders, I was looking for that one 

[Stefan]

Ah, that is a great book! Also translated in several languages (german, ...), and it is of great help for those who did a Goenka - course. But it is not a "do-it-yourself" - book, it won't be a compensation for doing the course.
The discourses are also available on CD's - that's even better than the book, because the CD's are unexpurgated:
http://www.ayana-book.com/v30_gb/index.htm