The Anatomy of Peace

Synopsis

The long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Leadership and Self-Deception shows how we unwittingly perpetuate the conflicts that cause so much distress in our lives and in the world, and offers a unique way out of this dilemma. The Anatomy of Peace is written as an engaging story-everyone can see themselves in its accounts of personal hardship and emotional transformation.The Anatomy of Peace expands on the ideas in Leadership and Self-Deception and shows how they work in our lives and the world around us. Through an intriguing story of parents who are struggling with their troubled children, we learn from once bitter enemies the way to find peace whenever war is upon us. An Arab and a Jew find a way to come together, and show how we, too, can find peace."Rarely have I read anything that held my attention in the way this book did ... To find that kind of reading experience in the context of a book that also covers such disparate topics as parenting, managing employees, middle-east peace, and self-actualization is truly astonishing." --Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Senior Editor, Tikkun Magazine"Compelling ... poignant. This is a book that every manager, teacher, advisor, and parent should read and apply." --Steven C. Wheelwright, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School