The Road Less Traveled (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Road Less Traveled 1 day ago.

• 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 seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations 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 twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe trade paperback 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 help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn 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, as 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 guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.

Timothy Gray approved Kevin Durdle’s request to change the title of The Road Less Traveled Sunday, October 4 2009.

Timothy Gray approved Kevin Durdle’s request to combine 24 books, including The Road Less Traveled, Sunday, October 4 2009.

Kevin Durdle submitted a request to combine 24 books, including The Road Less Traveled, Friday, October 2 2009.

Kevin Durdle changed the title of The Road Less Traveled Friday, October 2 2009.

Shelfari edited the description of The Road Less Traveled Friday, July 31 2009.

• 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 seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations 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 twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe trade paperback 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 help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn 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, as 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 guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Road Less Traveled Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : M. Scott Peck MD:

Peiyu W edited the quotations of The Road Less Traveled Monday, July 20 2009.

• Added a quotation: “Life has always seemed to me like a plant that lives on its rhizome. The part that appears above ground lasts only a single summer”
• Added a quotation: “Mental illness occurs when the conscious will of the individual deviates substantially from the will of God, which is the individual's own unconscious will”
• Added a quotation: “Although our conscious mind has denied reality, our unconscious, which is omniscient, knows the true score and attempts to help us out by stimulating, through symptom formation, our conscious mind to the awareness that something is wrong”
• Added a quotation: “In other words, the painful and unwanted symptoms of mental illness are manifestations of grace”
• Added a quotation: “As a psychiatrist, I feel it is important to mention at the outset two assumptions that underlie this book. One is that I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth”

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Road Less Traveled Monday, July 20 2009.

• Added a contributor: M. Scott Peck MD: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Road Less Traveled Friday, July 17 2009.

• Life is difficult.