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The identifier corresponds to the ISBN-13 for the seminal psychology book, People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil , written by M. Scott Peck, M.D. and published by Simon & Schuster in 1983.

In the landscape of modern psychology, few works have dared to approach the concept of "evil" with the clinical rigor of a psychiatrist until M. Scott Peck’s People of the Lie . Building on the success of his previous bestseller, The Road Less Traveled , Peck shifts his focus from the mechanics of spiritual growth to the darker, more stagnant corners of the human psyche. Download 9780671454920 pdf

Peck utilizes harrowing case studies to illustrate these dynamics, including a father who gives his son the same gun his brother used for suicide as a "gift," and an analysis of group dynamics in the My Lai massacre. Through these examples, he argues that the hallmark of human evil is the scapegoating of others. While the book acknowledges the existence of "demonic possession" from a Christian perspective, its primary contribution remains the clinical description of "malignant narcissism." The identifier corresponds to the ISBN-13 for the

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