title: Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
author:  Daniel J. Siegel 
description: In his new, wise, and utterly approachable book, Dr. Siegel uses beautiful and often remarkable case histories to show us how we can change our minds, brains, relationships, and even the course of certain mental illnesses.Norman Doidge, M.D., author of <i>The Brain That Changes Itself<br /></i><br />Will forever change the way we understand ourselves and our relationships.Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of <i>Reviving Ophelia</i> and <i>Seeking Peace</i><br /><br />Accessible and visionary, <i>Mindsight</i> is bound to be a classic.Jack Kornfield, author of <i>The Wise Heart</i><br /> <br /> [A] revolutionary book. <i>The Boston Globe </i><br /> <br /> Utterly compelling . . . life-altering.Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of <i>Wherever You Go, There You Are</i><br /> <br /> An exciting exploration of how a troubled mind can right itself.<i>Publishers Weekly<br /></i>
zlib_text: GEORGE B. LEONARD
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  THE
  TRANSFORMATION
  
  Also by George B. Leonard
  EDUCATION AND ECSTASY
  THE MAN & WOMAN THING
  AND OTHER PROVOCATIONS
  THE ULTIMATE ATHLETE
  THE SILENT PULSE
  
  THE
  TRANSFORMATION
  A GUIDE TO THE INEVITABLE
  CHANGES
  IN HUMANKIND
  GEORGE B. LEONARD
  J.
  P. TARCHER,
  INC.
  Los Angeles
  Distributed by Houghton
  Mifflin Company
  Boston
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
  Leonard, George Burr, 1923-
  The transformation.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  1. Twentieth century— Forecasts.
  2.
  Civilization,
  Modern— 1950-
  3.
  Self-actualization (Psychology)
  I.
  Title. CB161.L48
  1981
  303.4
  80-53151
  ISBN 0-87477-169-2
  Copyright © 1972 by George Leonard.
  Foreword, Publisher's Note, and A Note from the Author Copyright
  1981 by George Leonard.
  Lines from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy,
  translated by Joel Carmichael
  Copyright © 1960 by Bantam Books, Inc.
  Used by permission of th