CHINA AND THE WEST

图书标准信息

• 作者 PECK 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 2003-02
• 版次 25
• ISBN 9780743243155
• 定价 145.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Perhapsnobookinthisgenerationhashadamoreprofoundimpactonourintellectualandspirituallivesthan"TheRoadLessTraveled."WithsalesofmorethansevenmillioncopiesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,andtranslationsintomorethantwenty-threelanguages,ithasmadepublishinghistory,withmorethantenyearsonthe"NewYorkTimes"bestsellerlist.Now,withanewIntroductionbytheauthor,writtenespeciallyforthistwenty-fifthanniversarydeluxetradepaperbackeditionoftheall-timenationalbestsellerinitsfield,M.ScottPeckexplainstheideasthatshapedthisbookandthatcontinuetoinfluenceanever-growingaudienceofreaders.Writteninavoicethatistimelessinitsmessageofunderstanding,"TheRoadLessTraveled"continuestohelpusexploretheverynatureoflovingrelationshipsandleadsustowardanewserenityandfullnessoflife.Ithelpsuslearnhowtodistinguishdependencyfromlove;howtobecomeamoresensitiveparent;andultimatelyhowtobecomeone'sowntrueself.Recognizingthat,asinthefamousopeninglineofhisbook,"Lifeisdifficult"andthatthejourneytospiritualgrowthisalongone,Dr.Peckneverbullieshisreaders,butratherguidesthemgentlythroughthehardandoftenpainfulprocessofchangetowardahigherlevelofself-understanding.

【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.