Understanding the Enneagram: The Practical Guide to Personality Types Hardcover – 30 Jan. 1990

Good book. It is in very good condition. This book is easy to understand and keeps to the point without rambling and repeating. It gives good info on the topic. It is good size print and headings in darker print. The pages stay open when reading and book not too heavy. Good buy if interested in the topic.

Good

very good

comprehensive detail - gets a bit complicated at times but really useful

Interesting book. Enjoyed it, even if I don't fully agree with it.

This is a very good book on the Enneagram. Very well written. The authors are experts in the field. There is some original research done in their work. The section on Spirituality is outstanding. There is an emphasis on typing which in my opinion is not great. A must read for everyone.

5 Stars! Thank you!

This book delves deeper into the Enneagram typology than the more quickly-read Riso/Hudson book, "Discovering Your Personality Type," (2003). It discusses the "Passion, Virtue, Fixation, and Holy Idea" of each type, so that the book is more psychological in orientation. It contains a section on 'misidentifications' of types -- how certain types are similar to each other and how to discern the difference between them; and it has a section on "Advanced Topics," which, among other things, discusses each type's "missing piece." I found the section on "Recommendations" for each type to be very helpful, as it highlights where each type is 'going wrong'; what to guard against; how to avoid pitfalls. This is a good in-depth book, for people who want to examine the healthy, average, and unhealthy levels of each type, and go deeper into psychological aspects than mere personality-typing.

One of my favorite Enneagram resources. Not only does it cover each of the 9 types in summary, but it also digs into what you can do after you have discovered your type. Includes an assessment, some information to discern between two types if you are uncertain, and the psychological impact of falling into the lower levels of the 9 types.

I have bought this book a good five times already. It's the one I like to gift my friends who are interested in learning about this amazing system. Wisdom of the Enneagram and Personality Types are both great too; however, this is the one I think is best for beginners.Incredible insights offered in this jewel of a book. To me the Enneagram equates freedom. Freedom from your ego reactions, as well as providing you with the ability to truly grow psycho-spiritually.