"Friedman\'s book has translated Gurdjieff into ordinary understandable English.
No serious student of philosophy or metaphysics should miss this great. . .
I would highly recommend this book as a place to start." "I have more than 50 books on Gurdjieff\'s and Ouspensky\'s Work on my shelves, but this is no doubt the most practical one for beginners." "Couldn\'t Put it Down " "Gil Friedman has done the near-impossible: rendered Gurdjieff\'s esoteric philosophy eminently readable, even entertaining. "Friedman\'s book has translated Gurdjieff into ordinary understandable English