Meditation Practice: A Good Book

I'm currently reading a book entitled: Moon over water : the path of meditation by Jessica MacBeth. She has a unique writing style, one that almost puts you in a meditative state as you read; centered and calm. She has good exercises and a simple plan for starting meditation. Other meditation books I've read are sometimes vague or outline procedures that must be strictly followed. I suspect the vagueness comes from the fact that the authors aren't really adept at meditation - they are just writing about it - but not from experience.
Jessica's exercises are simple (imagine a blue sphere encircling you) and kept short for beginners. She recommends starting off with a 5 minute meditation twice a day. This is easy for anyone to do. She explains the exact phenomenon I experienced as a novice and what to do about it. I highly recommend this book!