FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED SELF LOVE V.: Self Love v. Self-Esteem [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

M. Scott Peck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 1988

Peck explains and clarifies the principles of self-love and self-esteem, provides examples that point out the necessary distinctions between the two, and examines why self-love is essential to human holiness.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks; Unabridged edition (February 5, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671663445
• ISBN-13: 978-0671663445
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,868,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

M. Scott Peck's publishing history reflects his own evolution as a serious and widely acclaimed writer, thinker, psychiatrist, and spiritual guide. Since his groundbreaking bestseller, The Road Less Traveled, was first published in 1978, his insatiable intellectual curiosity has taken him in various new directions with virtually each new book: the subject of healing human evil in People of the Lie (1982), where he first briefly discussed exorcism and possession; the creative experience of community in The Different Drum (1987); the role of civility in personal relationships and society in A World Waiting to Be Born (1993); an examination of the complexities of life and the paradoxical nature of belief in Further Along the Road Less Traveled (1993); and an exploration of the medical, ethical, and spiritual issues of euthanasia in Denial of the Soul (1999); as well as a novel, a children's book, and other works. A graduate of both Harvard University and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Peck served in the Army Medical Corps before maintaining a private practice in psychiatry. For the last twenty years, he has devoted much of his time and financial resources to the work of the Foundation for Community Encouragement, a nonprofit organization that he helped found in 1984. Dr. Peck lives in Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars what a disappointment, September 20, 2000

By 

Connie Numbers (Supply, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED SELF LOVE V.: Self Love v. Self-Esteem (Audio Cassette)

I was hoping that Dr. Peck would talk about the differences between self love and self esteem, because this was the title of his lecture. But, in my opinion, he didn't even come close. The tape included stories of himself and others, but nothing that would help the listener understand even the simplest difference between self esteem and self love. As a psychologist, myself, I listened intently to find a connection between his stories and the meaning of his lecture, but I could find none. I have never written a review before but felt strongly enough about this one that I needed to write and tell others.... don't waste your money. I enjoy Dr. Peck's other writings, but not this one!

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Further Along the Road Less Traveled, February 24, 2000

By 

John F. Gadway (Carbondale, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED SELF LOVE V.: Self Love v. Self-Esteem (Audio Cassette)

I listened to an abridged version of this book on a drive from Tampa back to Southern Illinois in February, 2000. Earlier on this same trip I had listened to a tape about St. Agustin as well as the Books on Tape edition of Kathleen Norris' "Amazing Grace," [as well as a book about the physicist Richard Feynman, for balance] so I was rather primed for the "experience" of the cental message of this book. I was nevertheless unprepared for the author's confession that he had been 'thunderstruck' by his discovery of the reality of the person of Jesus as revealed in the Gospels. He describes having turned to a reading of the New Testament after completing the first draft of his epochal The Road Less Travelled, to check some of his quotes and references to Jesus. The Evangelists were not, in Peck's word, PR people, but rather reporters. Just hours after returning from this trip I attended the funeral of Jeanne Hurley Simon, wife of former Senator and Presidential candidate Paul Simon. Although the local Catholic Church soon filled with celebrities and dignitaries, I found my attention was almost completely drawn to reading the selections of scripture available in a red book in the pew pocket in front of me. I was, just hours after finishing Peck's book, reading the familiar Biblical stories and teachings as if for the first time. Peck's book was, for me, a life-changing experience.