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In this book, Peck and his long suffering wife tour Britain in search of ancient rock formations. Along the way, Peck offers his observations on all sorts of existential subjects, from aging to holiness. Some of it is interesting, but Peck is just too full of his own "insights" while maintaining a gross ignorance of many aspects of his own life. For instance, he analyzes his wife's struggles with depression, yet it never occurs to him that there might be a link to his numerous acts of infidelity. Also, he moans constantly about his poor health, yet he smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish. I mean, how sympathetic are we supposed to be? Also, for a man who supposedly has such a keen grasp of human nature, how is it he became estranged from his own children?

In sum, Peck has a few worthwhile insights, but mostly this book is a sad complilation of a man out of touch with himself. He should ditch the psychobabble and tend to that which is most important in life, namely, getting his health back and mending fences with his kids.

In Search Of Stones
In Search Of Stones, in my opinion, does not measure up to previous books by Dr. M. Scott Peck. His choice of using megaliths as metaphors for revealing his human frailty is clever but not prophetic. He concludes that civilization has removed the mystery from some megalithic sites and casually brushes off stone formations that leave him feeling empty. One wonders if the man or the megalith is at fault. If a site, such as Clava Cairns, does not cause an epiphany, or at least a sense of spritual feeling, he theorizes that the orginal constructors lacked creativity. Perhaps it is he who lacks the understanding of a deeper spirituality that withdraws when he approaches. When Dr. Peck explains away the sin of adultry as being his need to connect with God, I do not wonder that some sacred places cause him to feel empty.

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good follow up to road less travelled
This book takes an entirely different tack from Peck's well known "Road Less Travelled". It is a mix of a travel-log, semi-autobiography and view on ones travels thru life. The prose is enthralling, the welsh landscape alien and familiar at the same time. There is some disconcerting personal characterization with a lot left out, I think Peck did this on purpose to let us know he is human also. I wish he had gone farther. Otherwise its a great book for Peck fans.