Synopses & Reviews
Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than andlt;Iandgt;The Road Less Traveled.andlt;/Iandgt; With sales of more than 7 million copies in the United States and Canada, and translation into more than 23 languages, it has made publishing history, with more than 10 years on andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; bestseller list. andlt;BRandgt; Now, with a new introduction by the author, written especially for this 25th anniversary deluxe hardcover edition of the all-time national bestseller in its field, M. Scott Peck explains the ideas that shaped this book and that continue to influence an ever-growing audience of readers. andlt;BRandgt; Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, andlt;Iandgt;The Road Less Traveledandlt;/Iandgt; continues to enable us to explore the nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us determine how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one's own true self. andlt;BRandgt; Recognizing that -- in the famous opening line of his book -- "Life is difficult" and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather gently guides them through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding. andlt;BRandgt; Combining profound psychological insight and deep spirituality, this one-of-a-kind hardcover anniversary edition is a book to treasure and turn to again and again for inspiration and understanding. As Phyllis Theroux wrote in andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/Iandgt; when the original edition of andlt;Iandgt;The Road Less Traveledandlt;/Iandgt; was first published, "It is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity."
Review
Phyllis Theroux The Washington Post Not just a book, but a spontaneous act of generosity.
Synopsis
Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck comes the 25th-anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller The Road Less Traveled. Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than 7 million copies in the United States and Canada, and translation into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on The New York Times bestseller list.
Now, with a new introduction by the author, written especially for this 25th-anniversary deluxe hardcover edition of the all-time national bestseller in its field, M. Scott Peck explains the ideas that shaped this book and that continue to influence an ever-growing audience of readers.
Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to enable us to explore the nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us determine how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one's own true self.
Recognizing that--in the famous opening line of his book--"Life is difficult" and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather gently guides them through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.
Combining profound psychological insight and deep spirituality, this one-of-a-kind hardcover anniversary edition is a book to treasure and turn to again and again for inspiration and understanding. As Phyllis Theroux wrote in The Washington Post when the original edition of The Road Less Traveled was first published, "It is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity."
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;M. Scott Peck'sandlt;/bandgt; publishing history reflects his own evolution as a serious and widely acclaimed writer, thinker, psychiatrist, and spiritual guide. Since his groundbreaking bestseller, andlt;iandgt;The Road Less Traveled,andlt;/iandgt; was first published in 1978, his insatiable intellectual curiosity took him in various new directions with virtually each new book: the subject of healing human evil in andlt;iandgt;People of the Lieandlt;/iandgt; (1982), where he first briefly discussed exorcism and possession; the creative experience of community in andlt;iandgt;The Different Drumandlt;/iandgt; (1987); the role of civility in personal relationships and society in andlt;iandgt;A World Waiting to Be Bornandlt;/iandgt; (1993); an examination of the complexities of life and the paradoxical nature of belief in andlt;iandgt;Further Along the Road Less Traveledandlt;/iandgt; (1993); and an exploration of the medical, ethical, and spiritual issues of euthanasia in andlt;iandgt;Denial of the Soulandlt;/iandgt; (1999); as well as a novel, a children's book, and other works. A graduate of both Harvard University and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Peck served in the Army Medical Corps before maintaining a private practice in psychiatry. Forandnbsp;over twenty years, he devoted much of his time and financial resources to the work of the Foundation for Community Encouragement, a nonprofit organization that he helped found in 1984. He died in 2005 at the age of 69.