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This bestseller explores how we often misunderstand the causes of our conflicts and shows us the paths to achieving true peace within ourselves and our relationships.
 
From the authors of Leadership and Self-Deception comes a new edition of an international bestseller that instills hope and inspires reconciliation. What if conflicts at home, conflicts at work, and conflicts in the world stem from the same root cause? What if we systematically misunderstand that cause? And what if, as a result, we unwittingly perpetuate the very problems we think we are trying to solve?
 
This book unfolds as a story. Yusuf al-Falah, an Arab, and Avi Rozen, a Jew, each lost his father at the hands of the other’s ethnic cousins. The Anatomy of Peace is the story of how they came together, how they help warring parents and children come together, and how we too can find our way out of the personal, professional, and global conflicts that weigh us down, even when war is upon us.
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Most people and organizations tackle common problems—disengagement, conflict, poor communication, and so on—by trying to change behavior. The problem is that a behavioral focus alone will not solve these problems. Why? Because they are driven by mindset. Through training, coaching, consulting, and a suite of implementation tools, Arbinger helps individuals, teams, and organizations achieve breakthrough results by shifting from the default self-focus of an inward mindset to the impact-focus of an outward mindset. Programs and methodology are based on four decades of research in the psychology of human behavior and experience working with organizations worldwide in the corporate, healthcare, education, government, public safety, and nonprofit sectors.

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Titles by The Arbinger Institute This fourth edition of an international bestseller—over 3 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 33 languages—details how its powerful insights on motivation, conflict, and collaboration can benefit organizations as well as individuals. The Arbinger Institute explores how we misunderstand the causes of our conflicts and shows us the paths to achieving true peace within ourselves, in our relationships, and even between nations. The Outward Mindset helps individuals and organizations shift to a new mindset that will improve performance, spark collaboration, accelerate innovation, and make your life and the lives of everyone around you better.

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“A book that could change the face of humanity.”
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“I loved Leadership and Self-Deception, and The Anatomy of Peace takes it to the next level, personally and professionally.”
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“The most powerful tool I've seen for finding real, lasting peace—in families, organizations, communities, and nations.”
—Pamela Richarde, Past President, International Coach Federation

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The Arbinger Institute is an international training, consulting, and coaching firm that specializes in conflict resolution and peacemaking ―whether in families, in organizations, or between communities or nations. Arbinger’s clients range from individuals who are seeking help in their lives to families who are trying to strengthen and rebuild relationships to many of the largest companies and governmental institutions in the world, where Arbinger helps to establish new levels of teamwork and cooperation. For more information about Arbinger, please visit www.arbinger.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 13, 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626564310
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626564312
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.73 x 8.5 inches
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HISTORY

In the 1970s, a team of scholars led by philosopher C. Terry Warner embarked on an exploration into a core problem at the heart of the human sciences—the “problem of self-deception.” The research explored how we end up creating and sustaining problems we don’t know we are causing, and how and why people resist helpful solutions.

A DISCOVERY

Initially, all attempts to understand the phenomenon of self-deception failed, just as all attempts had for over 100 years. After years of work, however, the research team discovered a solution no one expected. They discovered the clear and surprising way that people begin to evade responsibility without thinking that they are doing so, and therefore end up blaming others or circumstances they, themselves, are helping to create. More importantly, they discovered how this could be corrected.

EARLY APPLICATION

Following this scholarly discovery, Arbinger’s founding members began teaching the principles in academic circles and within the university environment. This soon led to demand from individuals and families and then to requests for organizational applications. As more and more people and organizations experienced the profound changes that were enabled by Arbinger’s work, Arbinger evolved into a full-service consultancy that helps individuals and organizations solve the problems they have never been able to solve.

ARBINGER TODAY

Arbinger was founded in 1979. Since then, Arbinger has worked with thousands of individuals and organizations and helped them to transform their effectiveness and performance.

Early on, Arbinger’s growth was fueled solely by clients who spread the word about Arbinger’s impact. Arbinger’s public profile was then dramatically increased by the global success of its first book, Leadership & Self Deception, which was published in 2000. The book quickly became a word-of-mouth bestseller. It is now available in 27 languages and has sold over a million copies.

Arbinger’s second international bestseller, The Anatomy of Peace, was published in 2006. Available in 14 languages and having sold nearly 500,000 copies to date, The Anatomy of Peace demonstrates the power of Arbinger’s work in resolving conflict.

Arbinger is now recognized as a world-leader in improving organizational culture and conflict resolution. Arbinger’s clients range from individuals who are seeking help in their lives to many of the largest companies and governmental institutions in the world.

For more information, please visit www.arbinger.com

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Customers find this book a life-changing read that teaches valuable life lessons through its story format. The book effectively explains how to create peace within oneself and with others, with one customer noting how it lays out various stages of peacemaking. While some customers find it a quick read, others mention it takes time to get into.

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Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as life-changing and perfect for anyone in any situation.

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"This is such a great book. It really made me think about how I was coming across and how my intentions might be affecting outcomes." Read more

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Customers find the book insightful and life-changing, providing valuable lessons and useful concepts. One customer describes it as a psychology lesson told through a story.

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Customers appreciate the story format of the book, describing it as written like a novel with relatable explanations.

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Customers appreciate how the book clearly explains creating peace within oneself and maintaining it in relationships, with one customer noting its step-by-step approach to peacemaking.

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  • Carla B
    5.0 out of 5 stars deep and insightful. helpful.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2025
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    This book is a teaching story, in the style of Who Moved My Cheese. It takes a few simple yet deep concepts regarding conflict resolution and plays them out in story form, while explaining the meaning along the way. "See people as people." We all smile and say, of course -- that's what we all want and of course that's what I do. This book shows what that might mean and how to get at it. The book refers to Carl Rogers, and Martin Buber, and seems to integrate a systems view. It's not an academic book, though. It's more of a manual. The book gave me some clarity on some situations, and how to begin to 'get out of the box.'
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  • Scott J. Pearson
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on conflict resolution
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
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    Leadership is a tricky task. No amount of technical excellence makes a good leader. The Arbinger Institute, a leadership research group, suggests that a heart at peace internally is the most important component for individuals to lead effectively. They contend this assertion applies to almost every realm of leadership, from parenting and organizations to world politics. And they show exactly how in this leadership fable.

    This story tells about a group that resolves family conflicts at a counseling center named Mount Moriah. The center deals with troublesome teens while the parents learn how to deal with their own leadership issues. The parents improve primarily through being confronted with themselves – their attitudes and dispositions, their “ways of being.”

    A Palestinian Muslim and an Israeli Jew guide the group. They talk about how their own life stories have reconciled themselves to each other despite prevailing war among their peoples. They have not solved Mideast peace, sadly, but they have brought their hearts to a greater position of peace. They seek to convey the lessons learned to these parents. The impact involves not only their families but every element of the adults’ lives.

    This book is a prequel to another bestselling book by the Arbinger Institute, Leadership and Self-Deception. Its principles are similar about being in and out of “the Box,” but this work better extrapolates what their views of leadership incorporate across the whole of life. The conflict-resolution lessons taught here do apply to business, but it reaches and engages much more. Thus, by using Martin Buber as a sage, the book explores more philosophy than just organizational leadership.

    Conflict resolution is central to leadership’s task wherever it is exercised. After a certain age, most of us have a leader’s role in life whether we like it or not. Therefore, this book’s appeal is fairly universal. Even when we live a solitary life, we usually must become involved in local, national, or world events that themselves ineluctably involve conflict. So we have to learn to do the hard work ourselves. This successful book lights a healthy way to start remedying conflict.
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  • D. Davies
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books I have ever read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017
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    This is one of the best books I have ever read. Some books I read are entertaining, some are inspiring, some are educational, and some are life changing. This book has been life changing for me. I have purchased several copies that I have given as Christmas presents and plan to give some as wedding gifts as well.

    Some of my favorite quotes are:

    "We can treat our children fairly but if our hearts are warring toward them while we’re doing it, they won’t think they’re being treated fairly at all....As important as behavior is most problems at home, at work, and in the world are not failures of strategy but failures of way of being."

    "We first need to find our way out of the internal wars that are poisoning our thoughts, feelings, and attitudes toward others. If we can’t put an end to the violence within us, there is no hope for putting an end to the violence without."

    "And we have seen how one warring heart invites more "object seeing" and warring in others."...."No one can force a warring heart upon us. When our hearts go to war, we ourselves have chosen it."

    "Because when I betray myself I create within myself a new need-a need that causes me to see others accusingly, a need that causes me to care about something other than truth and solutions, and a need that invites others to do the same in response."

    "As painful as it is to receive contempt from another, it is more debilitating by far to be filled with contempt for another."

    "A heart at war needs enemies to justify its warring. It needs enemies and mistreatment more than it wants peace."

    "Whenever we need to be justified, anything that will give us justification will immediately take on exaggerated importance in our life. Self betrayal corrupts everything-even the value we place on things."

    "the more sure I am that I’m right, the more likely I will actually be mistaken. My need to be right makes it more likely that I will be wrong! Likewise, the more sure I am that I am mistreated, the more likely I am to miss ways that I am mistreating others myself."

    "Difficult people are nevertheless people, and it always remains in my power to see them that way."

    "Everyone I hated was always with me, even when I was alone. They had to be, for I had to remember what and why I hated in order to remind myself to stay away from them."

    "It isn’t so much what you did as what you invited."

    "Because most who are trying to put an end to injustice only think of the injustices they believe they themselves have suffered. Which means that they are concerned not really with injustice but with themselves. They hide their focus on themselves behind the righteousness of their outward cause."

    "It is not the sense of what to do but the desire to do it that’s at issue...When we have recovered those sensibilities towards others, we must act on them."

    "You have the biggest influence in your children’s lives, so if we want to be a positive influence with your children we better have strong relationships with you."

    "If we don’t get our hearts right, our strategies won’t matter. Once we get our hearts right, however, outward strategies matter a lot."

    "Our passions, beliefs, and needs do not divide but unite: it is by virtue of our own passions, beliefs, and needs that we can see and understand others’. If we have beliefs we cherish, then we know how important others’ beliefs must be to them."
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  • Aspen Barry
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good principles
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025
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    I got this book for a class, and as far as textbooks go, it’s decent. It’s written as a story, which I found challenging because it makes it harder to judge whether certain principles are truly useful—the author can shape the scenarios however they want. That said, the concepts in this book are fascinating, and it really opens your eyes to different perspectives.
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  • Teressa Hogge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2025
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    This is such a great book. It really made me think about how I was coming across and how my intentions might be affecting outcomes.
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  • Nitin Mahajan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life Changing
    Reviewed in India on December 18, 2020
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    Very well written and hard hitting. This type of books deepen the understanding of ourselves and people in general. It talks about the core of conflict. It talks about why do the conflicts happen in first place. So many books talk about thinking good about people who have hurt you. This books shows why and how. It has changed me, on level how I can have my heart at peace even during worst conflicts. If you feel you are at conflict very often, than give this book a try.
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  • josephkempf
    5.0 out of 5 stars 前作を読んだ人必読！
    Reviewed in Japan on November 24, 2006
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    前作Leadership and Self-Deceptionでは危機にあったZagrum社のLou Herbertに、自分自身が問題であったことに気付かせたCampのことが回想として語られているが、本作ではそのCampの様子が詳細に描かれている。とてもすばらしい体験です。人類一人ひとりすべてがこのように考えることができたなら、戦争は起きないでしょう。人々が憎しみあったりしないでしょう。そのためには、まず自らが変わらなければなりません。だまされたと思って読んでみてくださいとは言いません。猜疑心いっぱいのまま読んでみてください。やがてそんな自分が何だったのかがわかります。前作を読んでない人もこの本だけで充分に感動できます。
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  • Hev
    5.0 out of 5 stars A perspective shifting, heart opening, life changing read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2025
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    I read the ebook and listened to this audiobook and feel changed by the experience. I had so many insights about my interactions with others, and what I witnessed in family dynamics, too. I know that this will impact my work and relationships from now on.
    I love that this wisdom is presented as a novel so that I could learn, receive the examples of the conversations between the characters, all without feeling the need to take notes.
    This is a book that I anticipate returning to time and again.
    Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
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  • Eduardo Morales-Gonzalez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy interesante e ilustrativo
    Reviewed in Mexico on November 13, 2022
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    De lo mejor que he meido
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  • Sophie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, inspiring, touching!
    Reviewed in Germany on December 3, 2012
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    I was very, very inspired and touched by the book and I decided to give it to all my friends as a Christmas present this year. I believe the book can have an amazing impact on people's lives, a positive one. It has a very clear and simple message which is so much needed in this world: how we can transform our hearts from being at war to being at peace. Wonderful!
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