As with Lucas, Vogler was inspired by the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell, particularly The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
He is best known for editing several posthumous editions of the books of Joseph Campbell, including Pathways to Bliss and the 2008 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Noon also credits Joseph Campbell's book The Hero with a Thousand Faces for inspiring the narrative structure of Vurt.
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The Rites of Passage was highly influential in the structuring of Joseph Campbell's 1949 text, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, as Campbell divides the journey of the hero into three parts, Departure, Initiation, and Return.
It has published a number of bestselling titles, including The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (a New York Times bestseller for 100 weeks), The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman (through its H J Kramer imprint) and the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series, including the acclaimed 2008 edition of Campbell's classic The Hero with a Thousand Faces.