内容简介
PerhapsnobookinthisgenerationhashadamoreprofoundimpactonourintellectualandspirituallivesthanTheRoadLessTraveled.Withsalesofmorethan7millioncopiesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,andtranslationintomorethan23languages,ithasmadepublishinghistory,withmorethan10yearsonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.Now,withanewintroductionbytheauthor,writtenespeciallyforthis25thanniversarydeluxehardcovereditionoftheall-timenationalbestsellerinitsfield,M.ScottPeckexplainstheideasthatshapedthisbookandthatcontinuetoinfluenceanever-growingaudienceofreaders.Writteninavoicethatistimelessinitsmessageofunderstanding,TheRoadLessTraveledcontinuestoenableustoexplorethenatureoflovingrelationshipsandleadsustowardanewserenityandfullnessoflife.Ithelpsusdeterminehowtodistinguishdependencyfromlove;howtobecomeamoresensitiveparent;andultimatelyhowtobecomeone'sowntrueself.Recognizingthat--inthefamousopeninglineofhisbook--"Lifeisdifficult"andthatthejourneytospiritualgrowthisalongone,Dr.Peckneverbullieshisreaders,butrathergentlyguidesthemthroughthehardandoftenpainfulprocessofchangetowardahigherlevelofself-understanding.Combiningprofoundpsychologicalinsightanddeepspirituality,thisone-of-a-kindhardcoveranniversaryeditionisabooktotreasureandturntoagainandagainforinspirationandunderstanding.AsPhyllisTherouxwroteinTheWashingtonPostwhentheoriginaleditionofTheRoadLessTraveledwasfirstpublished,"Itisnotjustabookbutaspontaneousactofgenerosity."
作者简介
M.ScottPeck'spublishinghistoryreflectshisownevolutionasaseriousandwidelyacclaimedwriter,thinker,psychiatrist,andspiritualguide.Sincehisgroundbreakingbestseller,TheRoadLessTraveled,wasfirstpublishedin1978,hisinsatiableintellectualcuriositytookhiminvariousnewdirectionswithvirtuallyeachnewbook:thesubjectofhealinghumanevilinPeopleoftheLie(1982),wherehefirstbrieflydiscussedexorcismandpossession;thecreativeexperienceofcommunityinTheDifferentDrum(1987);theroleofcivilityinpersonalrelationshipsandsocietyinAWorldWaitingtoBeBorn(1993);anexaminationofthecomplexitiesoflifeandtheparadoxicalnatureofbeliefinFurtherAlongtheRoadLessTraveled(1993);andanexplorationofthemedical,ethical,andspiritualissuesofeuthanasiainDenialoftheSoul(1999);aswellasanovel,achildren'sbook,andotherworks.AgraduateofbothHarvardUniversityandCaseWesternReserve,Dr.PeckservedintheArmyMedicalCorpsbeforemaintainingaprivatepracticeinpsychiatry.Forovertwentyyears,hedevotedmuchofhistimeandfinancialresourcestotheworkoftheFoundationforCommunityEncouragement,anonprofitorganizationthathehelpedfoundin1984.Hediedin2005attheageof69.M·斯科特·派克,我们这个时代最杰出的心理医生,他的杰出不仅在其智慧,更在于他的真诚和勇气。儿童时,他就以“童言无忌”远近闻名;少年时,他又勇敢地放弃了父母为他安排的辉煌前程,毅然选择了自己的人生道路,最终当上了一名心理医生。他曾在美军日本冲绳基地担任心理医生,为美军军官做心理医生。在近二十年的职业生涯中,他治俞了成千上万个病人,他以从业经验为基础写作的《少有人走的路》,创造了出版史上的一大奇迹。