Frank De Luca's book, A Field Guide to Humans, conveys the key traits of the nine Enneagram personalities in a way that is simple and accessible without being simplistic. Amidst the explosion of popularity of the system, his book stands out as providing warm, empathic, and straightforward guidance for understanding and relating to each type.
– Beatrice Chestnut, PhD, cofounder, Chestnut Paes Enneagram
Academy and author of The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to
Greater Self-Knowledge
What a delightful, accurate, and helpful new book by therapist Frank De Luca on the Enneagram and how to better understand ourselves, especially in the context of how we relate to others. It is a deep book, yet an easy read, and is full of wonderful illustrations and stories that will be a benefit to Enneagram newcomers as well as those already deeply immersed in the Enneagram. You’ll want to gift this book to your friends and colleagues and give it a special place on your Enneagram bookshelf.
– Ginger Lapid-Bogda, PhD, organizational consultant, trainer and coach, and author of Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram System for Success
What a gift to all of us! A Field Guide to Humans brought me
immense pleasure as I read and reflected on this concise, informative, and extremely accessible book. There are so many practical tools in this field guide that stimulate excitement and invite connection.
My psychotherapy clients, particularly couples, will greatly benefit from the many examples of how to move beyond limited states of awareness and into empathic, expanded perspectives of one another that will enhance the quality of their relationship and greater emotional intimacy.
This unique and accessible field guide captures the essence of the Enneagram and is filled with thoughtful examples that can help all of us find greater empathy for the differences between us and, ultimately, increased kindness for all.
– Richard Buggs, PhD, psychotherapist
As a strategy and leadership coach and consultant, I am aware that misunderstanding in human interactions can undermine organizational progress and success. A Field Guide to Humans provides a creative and useful approach to deciphering personality differences in a way that promotes increased understanding of strengths and unique qualities. It is written and formatted in a highly approachable way that enables readers to easily recognize impacts of their own typology and better understand impacts of other typologies. This allows for acceptance of different perspectives as an organizational asset, rather than a liability, enabling more effective collaboration and strategic progress.
– John Bowling, PhD, managing director, Sustainable Leadership
Consultants, LLC
This book brings us a wealth of gifts. When people can step back and witness their own mind at work, they can learn to become kinder and more compassionate. Dr. De Luca gives us the chance to do just that! I highly recommend this book, as Dr. De Luca is communicating useful and easy-to-understand information about our own inner growth and that of others. He gives us fun and colorful graphics to enrich us with the teachings of the Enneagram.
– Christine Hibbard, PhD, psychotherapist and author of The Heart of Healing: From Trauma to Health and Harmony
Frank De Luca has distilled the essential wisdom of the Enneagram into a beautiful, surprisingly heart-warming, and precise guide for becoming a better human. With its engaging stories and incisive guidance, this book can help you not only to understand and have more compassion for yourself but also to embrace differences, approach with kindness, and bring out the best in others. I can’t think of a more important ethic and practice for our times.
– Jennifer Joss, PhD, executive coach and consultant and author of The Enneagram Symbol: Mapping the Journey of Personal, Social, and Spiritual Evolution