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The Road to Character
David Brooks
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Description for The Road to Character
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller on the secret to leading a good life We live in a Big Me culture: universities and businesses alike reward goal-oriented superstars and those who self-promote are most likely to thrive. But what does this say about us? David Brooks argues that our hunger for wealth and status is eroding our ability to create meaningful inner lives. To show us how to live better, he looks at people whose sense of humility was fundamental to their success. What they all understood was a simple but counterintuitive truth: ... Read more
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller on the secret to leading a good life We live in a Big Me culture: universities and businesses alike reward goal-oriented superstars and those who self-promote are most likely to thrive. But what does this say about us? David Brooks argues that our hunger for wealth and status is eroding our ability to create meaningful inner lives. To show us how to live better, he looks at people whose sense of humility was fundamental to their success. What they all understood was a simple but counterintuitive truth: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141980362
SKU
V9780141980362
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About David Brooks
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times and frequent broadcaster. His previous books include the bestsellers The Social Animal and Bobos in Paradise. His New York Times columns reach over 800,000 readers across the globe.
Reviews for The Road to Character
[Brooks] emerges as a countercultural leader . . . The literary achievement of The Road to Character is inseparable from the virtues of its author . . . The highlight of the material is the quality of the author's moral and spiritual judgments
Michael Gerson
Washington Post
A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story . . ... Read more
Michael Gerson
Washington Post
A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story . . ... Read more