[By M. Scott Peck ] The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth (Paperback)【2018】by M. Scott Peck (Author) (Paperback) Paperback

Was recommended by a friend. Really liked it!

This book challenged my thinking in a number of different areas. I found myself having to reread some portions as the text was deep. His insight around grace and its purpose in our lives was interesting to me. Having been raised in a fundamental Christian home, I had to really think through what Mr. Peck was saying. I did not agree with all of what he said but I did appreciate his perspective and the challenge to my own thinking. I will read this again, soon. It is a book that I know I will derive more insights from in subsequent readings.

The best book I’ve read in my life

First of all, When I read this book, I felt that this book may be the best book in psychology. This book is really thought provoking. It looks like there are multiple revisions/editions of this book over the period of time. I attached the picture of the soft cover one that I read. This book was recommended by one of my friends and then I also found some good ratings about this book. This book will give you a nice glimpse of your personality and will also make you realize that you can take control of your life. It is a good read for all age groups. The book starts with the tools/techniques of suffering, the discipline - to experience the pain of problems constructively. These four tools are: delayed gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. The author says that the life problems cannot be avoided in life. To experience happiness, they need to be identified and solved. One of my favorite quote from the books is "Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit." It took me some time to read this book as it is thought provoking and the thoughts need to be processed and digested before proceeding further.If this review helped you and you plan to experience the "The Road Less Traveled" journey, then have fun on this beautiful journey of greater self-understanding and spiritual growth.

"The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck is a book that I will read more than once, which is the highest compliment that I can give. It was first published in 1978 and has sold 7 million copies. This is a spiritual and intellectual masterpiece covering topics such as discipline, love, growth and religion, and grace. The fact that his very first fan letter was from someone who assumed that Dr. Peck was a life-long member of Alcoholics Anonymous is reason enough for the recovering addict or alcoholic to read this book. Dr. Peck has much to say about honesty in the section about discipline. He states that a life of total dedication to the truth means first, a life of continuous and never-ending stringent self-examination, second, a willingness to be personally challenged, and thirdly, it means a life of total honesty. Of people who live this life of total honesty he says, "Through their openness they can establish and maintain intimate relationships far more effectively than more closed people. Because they never speak falsely they can be secure and proud in the knowledge that they have done nothing to contribute to the confusion of the world, but have served as sources of illumination and clarification. Finally they are totally free to be. They are not burdened by any need to hide. They do not slink around in the shadows. They do not have to construct new lies to hold old ones. They need waste no effort covering tracks or maintaining disguises. And ultimately they find that the energy required for the self-discipline of honesty is far less than the energy required for secretiveness. The more honest one is, the easier it is to continue being honest, just as the more lies one has told, the more necessary it is to lie again. By their openness, people dedicated to the truth live in the open, and through the exercise of their courage to live in the open, they become free from fear." In the section on love, Dr. Peck maintains that true spiritual growth can be achieved only through the persistent exercise of real love. And true love is not a feeling, it's an action. Most of what we call love is just plain dependency, a force that causes people to fiercely attach themselves to one another. But this type of love constricts and traps rather than liberates, and if you expect another person to make you happy, you'll be endlessly disappointed. Among many other illuminating ideas is his notion that God resides in our unconscious, that our unconscious mind is God, and that this is no different than the Christian concept of the Holy Spirit dwelling within us. Interesting. I could go on and on about this book. It's one that has significantly altered my view of life and my place in this world. I would like to thank Dr. Peck for sharing these illuminating insights with us.David Allan ReevesAuthor of "Running Away From Me"

Great quality book. Very insightful and informative. I highly recommend this book. It’s wonderful for everyone and I believe it’s just what anyone on their healing journey should consider reading. I can’t say enough good things about it.

This is the book for growth. Triggering. But worth it. Buy it!

I ordered it for a friend, they seem to be satisfied with it

Excellent item!

Scott peck has penned his fascinating professional experiences as a psychiatrist and renowned psychotherapist in this book , eventually attempting to explain the meaning of life,love and spirituality

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Loved this book! I couldn't help but agree with the author's point of view many times and it did teach me a thing or two about how I view life and stuff that happened in the past. Gave me a new perspective and I don't experience that often with books.