The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life

By Thomas Armstrong

Book Overview

Many excellent volumes have been devoted to some of the key chapters in our lives, from classics on early childhood and the teen years to bestsellers that identify pivotal phases in adulthood. But renowned educator, parenting expert, veteran workshop leader, and successful author Thomas Armstrong, PhD covers the entire journey. With Dr. Armstrong, we can travel through the first stirrings of life in the womb to the anticipation of death and even beyond. In a unique synthesis, he draws on a wide array of sources from various disciplines and cultures to fashion a compelling narrative. Scientific and psychological knowledge combine with personal accounts, literary passages, myths and legends, and psychospiritual perspectives to help enrich our understanding of the broad sweep of life. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking view of our development. The core of this enlightening guide consists of twelve chapters, each describing of a different period of life, with its own unique changes, struggles, and growth. A final chapter poses the possibility that the voyage may even continue after physical death. Additionally, Dr. Armstrong includes a comprehensive bibliography with further reading, list of organizations, practical activities, and a filmography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402739966
• ISBN13: 9781402739965
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Student with a passion for reading

This book was in excellent condition. It said that it was in good condition when I order; however, when I recieved the book it looked like it had never been opened.

An amazing achievement!

I had the pleasure of reading this book at the manuscript stage, and I was awestruck. Dr. Armstrong has created a virtual encyclopedia of human development and discovery in all its stages, with a rightful emphasis on the critical importance of childhood and its reflection throughout one's life. As a film buff, I especially appreciated the unique listing of "Films to Illuminate the Times of Your Life". Congratulations on a monumental job well done! Jan Hunt, M.Sc., Author of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart