Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution 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 psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. He discusses the nature of loving relationships: 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, it has now sold over ten million copies - and has changed many people's lives round the globe. It may change yours.

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELF-HELP CLASSIC

'Few writers have touched more lives, and few messages have empowered more people.' OPRAH WINFREY

'Perfect reading for these spiritually searching times.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

'Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.'

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

In this timeless classic in personal development, psychiatrist Dr M. Scott Peck suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. Drawing on his own professional experience, he discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to recognise true compatibility, how to distinguish dependency from love, how to be a more sensitive parent and how to connect with your true self.

'Sound advice on how to build a happy life.' DAILY MAIL

'The granddaddy of self-help manuals and among the wiser of them.' THE TIMES

'Magnificent . . . This is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.' WASHINGTON POST

Vorwort
One of the most widely recognised personal development classics in the world

Autorentext

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. He also devoted much of his time and financial resources to the work of the Foundation for Community Encouragement, a nonprofit organization which he and his wife, Lily, helped found in 1984. His bestselling books include The Road Less Travelled and Beyond, A World Waiting to Be Born, and What Return Can I Make? Dr Peck died in 2005.

Zusammenfassung
'Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.' A timeless classic in personal development, The Road Less Travelled is a landmark work that has inspired millions. Drawing on the experiences of his career as a psychiatrist, Scott Peck combines scientific and spiritual views to guide us through the difficult, painful times in life by showing us how to confront our problems through the key principles of discipline, love and grace. Teaching us how to distinguish dependency from love, how to become a more sensitive parent and how to connect with your true self, this incredible book is the key to accepting and overcoming life's challenges and achieving a higher level of self-understanding.