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The Road Less Travelled

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The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck is a thought-provoking guide to personal and spiritual growth. Blending psychology and spirituality, it explores concepts like discipline, love, and grace. The book offers insights on facing life's challenges with courage and understanding, encouraging readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery and authenticity.
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This book may appeal to you if you're on a journey of self-discovery and are interested in exploring the complexities of personal growth and spirituality. M. Scott Peck offers insights into the challenges and triumphs of achieving mental and emotional well-being, making it a thoughtful companion for those seeking deeper understanding and personal development.

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The Road Less Travelled

He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to recognise true compatibility, how to distinguish dependency from love, how to become one's own person, and how to be a more sensitive parent.

The ten million copy New York Times bestseller that revolutionised the genre of the self-help book and established M. Scott Peck as a leader in the field of self-development.

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The Road Less Travelled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. The very avoidance results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually.

Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a practising psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficultiesβ€”and suffering through the changesβ€”can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding.

He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to recognize true compatibility, how to distinguish dependency from love, how to become one's own person, and how to be a more sensitive parent.

This is a book that can show you how to embrace reality and yet achieve serenity and a richer existence. Hugely influential, The Road Less Travelled has now sold over six million copies and has changed many people's lives around the globe. It may change yours too.

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The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck is acclaimed as both inspiring and generous, offering readers spiritual solace and guidance towards personal growth. It is praised as a seminal work in the self-help genre, noted for its wisdom and practical advice on building a fulfilling life.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099727408

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 1990

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 175g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Dr M. Scott Peck was a leading psychiatrist and bestselling author of inspirational self-help books. A graduate of both Harvard University and Case Western Reserve, Dr Peck served in the Army Medical Corps from 1963 to 1972 and had a private practice in psychiatry from 1972 to 1983. In 1984, he and his wife Lily helped found the Foundation for Community Encouragement, a nonprofit organisation which he devoted much of his time to until his death in 2005. See the author website: www.mscottpeck.com

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