<p><strong>"On a par with Alice in Wonderland, a real treasure of our literature... Full of wisdom, the wisdom of life." - Henry Miller, author of <em>Tropic of Cancer</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">When Fritz first arrived at Gurdjieff's </span><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man</em><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">, the mystic asked the boy what he wanted to learn. Fritz replied, "I want to know everything. Everything about man. I think it is called psychology or maybe philosophy." Gurdjieff answered with a sigh, "Your answer makes life difficult for me. I am the only one who teaches what you ask. You make more work for me."</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Thus, Fritz became perhaps the most intimate student of this controversial teacher, but Gurdjieff was more than just a guru to Fritz. He was a father figure whose influence Peters never shook, and always struggled to integrate. This stunning memoir covering Peters' first years at the Institute retains a child's naive perspective while offering photorealistic recall of Gurdjieff, the workings of his intentional community, and the eccentric characters who lived there.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Includes an introduction by biographer, art historian, and translator, Roger Lipsey. He is the author of </span><em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Gurdjieff Reconsidered: The Life, the Teachings, the Legacy </em><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">(Shambhala Publications, 2019) and received his PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. </span></p>