The potential danger in this book's title is the assumption that Peck is rehashing the same material he wrote in The Road Less Traveled. Thankfully; this isn't so. Although he touches upon the same themes that appear in most everything he writes--narcissism vs. self-love and good vs. evil--Peck is clearly speaking to the crucial dilemmas of the 1990s; such as overly simplistic thinking; institutionalized racism and sexism; as well as the media's despairing vision. Now that Peck has reached the maturity of 60; his narrative is less know-it-all than in the days of yore. Yet; ironically; his decades of research; writing; and human service give him more authority than ever.