The Anatomy of Peace. Resolving the Heart of Conflict

Customer Reviews

A life changing event

2008-09-30
This book along with its companion book "Leadership and Self Deception" have altered my life. The concepts discussed, while simple in concept are fundamental in terms of human nature

Bad Sample

2008-09-15
Books with lots of blurbs
but no sample of the writing
make me suspicious
I want to see a chapter or two
and the Table of Contents

Everyone should read this book!!!

2008-08-28
Anotomy of Peace is a book that brings questions and answers of peace and war to a point of personal understanding. Using a format and system to illustrate how one can gain an understanding of why we are how we are and make the necessary changes to find ourselves with a mind of peace.

Great Book!

2008-07-21
This is an outstanding book if you're looking for something that helps challenge your way of thinking about relationships. I've found it useful in both personal and work situations.

An apparently additional redundant POSITIVE review

2008-06-30
Well, that is pretty impressive. At the time of writing this review there are currently 64 reviews, and of those 59 are 5-star and 5 are 4-star. Really, that should say a lot.

The Arbinger Institute has crafted one of the best works on understanding the root of peace in humanity that I have ever seen. The "warring in your heart" concept is something we all probably innately understand, but rarely, if ever, think about in the way presented in this work. Were all of us to understand this concept and the principles around "getting out of the box(es)" that keep us at war in our hearts, we would surely root out many problems in our families, workplaces, communities, and international relations.

This truly is one of those rare books that I would recommend to anyone.

The Anatomy of Peace

2008-05-09
Like Arbingers international bestseller Leadership and Self-Deception, The Anatomy of Peace helps us see how we actually cause the problems we think are caused by other people. Were trapped by preconceived ideas and self-justifying reactions that keep us from seeing the world clearly and dealing with it effectively. As a result, our efforts to make things better all too often make them worse. Through an intriguing story of parents who are struggling with their children and with problems that have come to consume their lives, we learn from once-bitter enemies the way to find peace whenever war is upon us. Yusuf al-Falah, an Arab, and Avi Rozen, a Jew, each lost his father at the hands of the others ethnic cousins. The Anatomy of Peace is the story of how they came together, how they help warring parents and children to come together, and how we too can find our way out of the struggles that weigh us down.

Excellent!

2008-04-28
I just finished this book last night. Hard to put down. Well written and easy to follow, using a fictional narrative to teach principles of avoiding conflict.

Set in a treatment program setting, several people discover how they are destroying their relationships with their children/co-workers. The reader learns first, how they are wrecking their relationships; second, how to view themselves in a different way; third, how to change AND maintain the new outlook and heal broken communication lines. The Change Pyramid at the end was very helpful.

Essentially, all this boils down to the Golden Rule and loving our neighbors as ourselves. Where people go wrong is seeing where they fail in this setting. This book, a sequel and a much better personal substitute for "Leadership and Self Deception" gives practical advice and entertaining examples that many could relate to on some level.

The Anatomy of Peace

2008-04-23
This is a must sequel to Leadership and Self-Deception. These two books have been of the most influential books I have ever read.

Great Follow-up book to Leadership and Self-Deception

2008-03-27
This book is a great follow-up to Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box.

The book is actually a prequel to Leadership and Self-Deception, but I enjoyed reading The Anatomy of Peace second because it expanded on the back story of a book I already love.

The book expands the philosophy presented in Leadership and Self-Deception from a business and home focus to a much larger scale spanning nations and races.

A very enjoyable read. I highly recommend it.

One of the best books ever!

2008-03-20
I had never heard of Arbinger Institute, but this book was highly recommended by someone I trust so I ordered it and read it! It was fabulous - I will never see people the same again! It is very well-written in a story format, which is easy to read and understand!

At first I thought I had a heart at peace, but as I read the book I learned all the ways that my heart was at war. It also told what you need to do to get your heart back at peace. It also teaches the importance of seeing all people as people, and not objects. When we start seeing people as objects instead of people, our heart is at war.

I will never see myself or others the same after reading this!