M. Scott Peck





M. Scott Peck

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born
May 23, 1936 in New York City, The United States

died
September 25, 2005

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Dr. Peck was born on May 22, 1936 in New York City, the younger of two sons to David Warner Peck, a prominent lawyer and jurist, and his wife Elizabeth Saville. He married Lily Ho in 1959, and they had three children.

Dr. Peck received his B.A. degree magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1958, and his M.D. degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1963. From 1963 until 1972, he served in the United States Army, resigning from the position of Assistant Chief Psychiatry and Neurology Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster. From 1972 to 1983, Dr. Peck was engaged in the private practice of psychiatry in Litchfield Co...more


Average rating: 3.88 · 19,514 ratings · 1,150 reviews · 46 distinct works
The Road Less Traveled:  A ...
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People of the Lie: The Hope...
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Further Along the Road Less...
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The Road Less Traveled and ...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions
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The Different Drum: Communi...
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In Search Of Stones
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More books by M. Scott Peck…
“Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ”
M. Scott Peck

“Love is the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth... Love is as love does. Love is an act of will -- namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.”
M. Scott Peck

“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
M. Scott Peck

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