A World Waiting to Be Born

Civility Rediscovered

M. Scott Peck

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
01 March 1994

Psychology

Just as The Road Less Traveledprovided hope and guidance for individuals seekinggrowth, this major new work by M. Scott Peck,M.D., offers a needed prescription for our deeplyailing society. Our illness isIncivility--morally destructive patterns ofself-absorption, callousness, manipulativeness, andmaterialism so ingrained in our routine behavior that wedo not even recognize them. There is a deepeningawareness that something is seriously wrong withour personal and organizational lives. Usingexamples from his own life, case histories, anddramatic scenarios of businesses that made a consciousdecision to bring civility to their organizations ,Dr. Peck demonstrates how change can be effectedand how we and our organizations can be restored tohealth. This wise, practical, and radical book isa blueprint for achieving personal and societalwell-being.

By: M. Scott Peck
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780553373172
ISBN 10: 055337317X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 March 1994
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

M. Scott Peck, M.D., is the author of severalNew York Timesbestsellers, includingThe Road Less Traveled, which has spent more than ten years on the Times list. He and his wife, Lily, live in northern Connecticut and have been the recipients of several awards for peacemaking.

Reviews for A World Waiting to Be Born: Civility Rediscovered

"""A peck of hardheaded, kindhearted advice; the author's best since [The Road Less Traveled.]--Kirkus Reviews ""An extremely important book...Dr. Peck gives us powerful new reasons for hope and confidence in our personal ability to change ourselves and the world.""--Vice President Al Gore, author of Earth In The Balance: Ecology And The Human Spirit"