Sangharakshita 
Survey of Buddhism [EPUB ebook] 

A Survey of Buddhism continues to provide an indispensable study of the entire field of Buddhist thought and practice, placing its development in a historical context. ‚I recommend Sangharakshita’s book as the best survey of Buddhism‘ Dr Edward Conze, author of Buddhism: Its Essence and Development and translator of Buddhist Wisdom Books and The Perfection of Wisdom in 8, 000 Lines ‚…simply the most complete single volume survey of all the major doctrines and traditions in the development of Buddhism.‘ Buddhist Peace Fellowship