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  <title><![CDATA[The Road Less Traveled:  A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth]]></title>
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  <default_description>By melding love, science, and religion into a primer on personal  growth, M. Scott Peck launched his highly successful writing and lecturing career with  this book. Even to this day, Peck remains at the forefront of spiritual  psychology as a result of &lt;i&gt;The Road Less Traveled&lt;/i&gt;. In the era of &lt;i&gt;I'm OK, You're OK&lt;/i&gt;, Peck was courageous  enough to suggest that &quot;life is difficult&quot;  and personal growth is a &quot;complex, arduous and lifelong task.&quot; His willingness  to expose his own life stories as well as to share the intimate stories of his  anonymous therapy clients creates a compelling and heartfelt narrative. </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1978</original_publication_year>
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  <date_added>Fri Sep 28 18:43:03 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Dr.&quot; Peck's first doorstop. Inexplicably, this sorry waste of time and paper remained on the NYT Bestseller list for something like ten years. (I don't know why I'm surprised, actually -- this is the same country that elected George W. Bush twice.) If you were unfortunate enough to buy th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6971449">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri May 11 11:07:28 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 13 10:39:34 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is by now a classic in the field of psychology.  Yet, it's written for a mainstream audience and goes through some of the basic tenets of psychological theory (e.g. attachment, individuation, boundaries, delayed gratification) but does so through the lense of spiritual growth.  Peck is an ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1163537">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 16 12:04:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I initially picked up this book because I was told that this author was the inspiration for a women's retreat I went to a couple years ago. However, I found no connection to the theme of the retreat and this book.<br/> <br/>Initially I found Peck's theories on discipline appealing. He promoted fun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15573147">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4863292">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 21 07:37:08 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 21 08:51:50 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very insightful book authored by a psychologist/psychiatrist who reveals the secrets to fulfilling, healthy, meaningful and lasting relationships.  It really makes you see yourself and others in a different light, as well as words and concepts we think we understand.  His hallmark argument is that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4863292">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book to make my mom happy.  Her church book group was reading it, and she got all stoked about it after reading the first section.  It was a fairly bland combination of basic common sense (self-discipline is good, laziness is bad), pseudo-spiritual psychobabble (your unconscious mind is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12139905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33961735">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book starts out extremely engaging and helpful in nature - worthy of four or five stars.  But midway through Peck reveals his psychology of teaching his patients and readers to become like God.  While I'm certain he means no malice in this objective, he seems ignorant of negative psychological ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33961735">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20412227">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Apr 17 16:46:33 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cherish this book and give praise to Scott Peck for  writing this masterpiece, a wealth of knowledge and wisdom.<br/>The first time I read it I was in my early 30's. It  changed my life, encouraged me to live authentically and with courage.  when your raising a family one needs to follow their co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20412227">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13375969">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 24 06:35:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 24 06:39:59 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For anyone who has issues....need I say more?  The first 2/3 of this book (I didn't care for the last 1/3 at all when he gets into religion) is really thoughtful and helpful when it comes to sorting out your &quot;issues&quot;.  Issues with family, issues dealing with your strengths/weaknesses and h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13375969">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49197647">
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  <date_updated>Fri Mar 13 17:28:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A classic book about the road to spiritual growth through discipline, love and gratitiude. It's a true gift in my life and something I return to often for guidance. The ideas put forth are timeless and invaluable. If I could recommend just one book for any of my friends and family, this would be it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49197647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Road Less Traveled is a philological book that is highly recommended. I feel that this book along with other reasons inspired me to become a counselor one day. This is one of those books that is great to read on a cold winter day drinking hot chocolate indoors. It took me a while to finish the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76329125">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55422872">
    <user id="1040990">
    <name><![CDATA[Andre]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri May 08 17:44:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved sections I-III. Section IV turned pretty biblical on me, and very fast, although I got the point. Going into section IV, it was a solid 4 stars. <br/><br/>Afterwards, I'm not sure so much. Maybe that might change as my spirituality grows, but it just seemed like I was reading the bible ins...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55422872">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73005119">
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    <name><![CDATA[Davis]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 30 10:01:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;The Road Less Traveled&quot; will make you realize that you CAN take charge of your life and your destiny. It is a journey toward self-acceptance that will affirm that life is worth living. It is one of the best books I have ever read.<br/><br/>I was introduced to the book when I first began...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73005119">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56396846">
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    <location><![CDATA[Nacogdoches, TX]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun May 17 14:02:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Strong beginning, end with a bing.  It starts in the first of four parts with sagacity of tone, conservatively analyzing discipline and how this relates to happiness and mental illness.  His ideas aren't entirely profound, but they snugly fit the psychiatric philosophy-wannabe tradition of the mid-t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56396846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54467961">
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    <name><![CDATA[Aimee]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 07:56:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 08:48:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started this years ago and decided to reread and finish.  Excellent book full of wisdom.  It got a little boring 3/4 the way through then got interesting again.  I was reminded of a great line in The Princess Bride:  &quot;Life IS pain princess, and anyone who tells you differently is selling some...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54467961">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61774785">
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I give this book five stars because I can honestly say that reading it has made me a better person. I have plenty of criticisms, which I will get to, but the bottom line is that there are a lot of difficult truths in this book and it stands as a challenge and a guide to the reader to progress and de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61774785">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53349625">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was recommended by one of my seminary teachers whose specialty was <em>mitzvos bein adam l'chavero</em>, i.e. the Biblical laws that govern interpersonal relationships. It was the only non-Jewish self-help book she respected, and considering her own expertise, I think that's quite a compliment.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53349625">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47146020">
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think that I can do justice here. I first read this book under a heavy amount of emotional strain, the idea's that it contains, like many books, are brilliant, however many like the author will fail to apply them successfully. Scott Peck possibly makes the mistake of painting life to black a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73181993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably my very first read in this genre---passed to me by Mrs. Kelly in high school. I loved it. Since rereading over the years, I think the first 1/3 holds up and is brilliant (even if obvious to others---I need to hear a lot of those basics often). Should be required reading of most parents. The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49032038">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This classic book about the process of therapy is not a particularly easy read. Some sections were fascinating and I couldn't put it down. Other sections I found tiresome and difficult to stick with. I'm really glad I read it, there's a lot of wonderful insight. A favourite of mine is his idea that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48920832">more...</a>]]></body>
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