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Author:	M. Scott Peck	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Grand Central Pub	1723687:	0786889217
Edition Description:	Reprint	ISBN-13:	9780786889211
Category:	Religious	Publication Year:	1997
Sub-Category:	--	Special Attributes:	--
Language:	English	Condition:	Very Good

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Height:	6.8 in.
Width:	4.3 in.
Thickness:	0.5 in.
Weight:	5.6 oz.

Publisher's Note
When our soul leaves the flesh, what spiritual journey do we take from here? Dr. M. Scott Peck attempts to answer this timeless question in a fable about faith, destiny, and finding our place in the afterlife. The reader is taken on a journey, to learn about the importance of having a "purpose" on both heaven and earth, and also learns the importance of principles of faith and community that will serve the reader well on the Earth, and beyond.
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Combining the hollow spirituality of Betty Eadie's Embraced by the Light with the shallow mysticism of Deepak Chopra's The Way of the Wizard, Peck's novel follows narrator Daniel Turpin as he journeys from death into the afterlife. Turpin soon discovers that, like a Wal-Mart store, the afterlife has Greeters who welcome him into this new realm and who act as his guides through his initial period of adjustment. Throughout his journey, Daniel moves from one stage of the afterlife to another as his understanding of the spiritual realm gradually increases. More psychotherapy and philosophy than fiction, Peck's novel depends upon tired humor and overworked clich?s like "metaphorically speaking" to plod through a dull plot. Not one of Peck's better works, but fans will crave his latest, so most libraries will want at least one copy. Breitman True to its title, Peck's second novel for adults (after A Bed by the Window) imagines an afterlife which, through a number of set pieces, dramatizes some of the earthly concerns of his other books, including the perpetual bestseller, The Road Less Traveled. Daniel, a psychiatrist and successful author much like Peck himself, awakens in a small green room to discover that he has survived his physical death. Hovering about, disembodied but alert, he meets a pair of "greeters" who inform him that heaven, hell and purgatory Judeo-Christian ideas pervade the narrative are governed by a "Principle of Freedom." Each soul projects what it wishes to experience though sometimes, as with Daniel's green refuge, projections are created by committees in order to ease the "Adjustment" from life to the formlessness of heaven. Peck's hell is a garbage can in which about 140,000 souls hide under rocks, too terrified to accept their freedom to choose a greater reality. In time, Daniel learns that purgatory has to do with clinging to mental and emotional attachments; to help the souls there, the most attentive and loving psychotherapy imaginable is provided. Several further encounters with his deceased wife, a son, a seductive woman help Daniel let go of his own attachments until he is ready to join a committee. Though talky and lacking dramatic momentum, this story, more a consoling philosophical vision than a full-bodied novel, should appeal to Peck's readership. Major ad/promo. (May) Lopate Combining the hollow spirituality of Betty Eadie's Embraced by the Light with the shallow mysticism of Deepak Chopra's The Way of the Wizard, Peck's novel follows narrator Daniel Turpin as he journeys from death into the afterlife. Turpin soon discovers that, like a Wal-Mart store, the afterlife has Greeters who welcome him into this new realm and who act as his guides through his initial period of adjustment. Throughout his journey, Daniel moves from one stage of the afterlife to another as his understanding of the spiritual realm gradually increases. More psychotherapy and philosophy than fiction, Peck's novel depends upon tired humor and overworked clich‚s like "metaphorically speaking" to plod through a dull plot. Not one of Peck's better works, but fans will crave his latest, so most libraries will want at least one copy. (06/01/1996)

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Format:	Paperback	Price:	1.00

Condition:	Very Good
Other notes:	Very Good Condition, average wear for a book that has been read 1x or 2x, some creases on spine, minor wear on the edges and corners of the cover, Great Book. Satisfaction Guaranteed Orders ship same or next business day

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