The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz
The Path of Least Resistance is Robert Fritz's book on the creative process, first published by DMA in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1984. Fritz holds that grasping the structure underlying a life lets you reorder it, which clears the way to what you most want to create.
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- 2
- First edition
- DMA, 1984
- First published
- DMA, Salem, Massachusetts, 1984
The first edition of The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz was published in Salem, MA by DMA in 1984. We track 2 editions.
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- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Path of Least Resistance?
The first edition of The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz was published in Salem, MA by DMA in 1984.
How many editions of The Path of Least Resistance are there?
We track 2 editions of The Path of Least Resistance, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The path of least resistance (1984), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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