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How to Know a Person

The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

by David Brooks ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person and fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second MountainAs David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person and fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second MountainAs David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to
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The Second Mountain

The Quest for a Moral Life

by David Brooks ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.“Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive.”—The Washington PostEvery so often, you meet people who radiate joy—who seem to know why they were ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.“Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive.”—The Washington PostEvery so often, you meet people who radiate joy—who seem to know why they were
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The Road to Character

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success—“résumé virtues”—and our core principles.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTWith the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success—“résumé virtues”—and our core principles.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTWith the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently
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The Social Animal

The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

by David Brooks ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWith unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica. ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWith unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica.
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The Future of Capitalism

The Munk Debates

by Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Yanis Varoufakis, Arthur Brooks, David Brooks ...

Series series The Munk Debates
The twenty-fifth semi-annual Munk Debate, held on December 4, 2019, pits editorial director and publisher of the Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis against Harvard professor Arthur Brooks and New York Times columnist David Brooks to debate whether the capitalist system is broken.“We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many, ... Read more

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The twenty-fifth semi-annual Munk Debate, held on December 4, 2019, pits editorial director and publisher of the Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis against Harvard professor Arthur Brooks and New York Times columnist David Brooks to debate whether the capitalist system is broken.“We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many,
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The Best American Essays 2012

by David Brooks ...

Series series The Best American Series
Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking ... Read more

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Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking
... Read more
The Crucibles That Shape Us

Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership

by Gayle D. Beebe ...

We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. Previously viewing these ... Read more

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We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. Previously viewing these
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Jack Be Dead: Revelation

Jack Be Dead, #1

by Jeff Lyons, Stephen David Brooks ...

Series Book 1 - Jack Be Dead
London—Today— "Jacks" are being killed across the city by a female serial killer with an almost supernatural ability to stay hidden. When Jack Tate, an emotionally bleak Detective Sergeant, is called in to investigate the brutal killings, he teams with Mae, an intellectual wannabe-detective, and Albert, Mae's packrat psychic father, to unravel the killer's taunting clues, until the devastating ... Read more

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London—Today— "Jacks" are being killed across the city by a female serial killer with an almost supernatural ability to stay hidden. When Jack Tate, an emotionally bleak Detective Sergeant, is called in to investigate the brutal killings, he teams with Mae, an intellectual wannabe-detective, and Albert, Mae's packrat psychic father, to unravel the killer's taunting clues, until the devastating
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Eliza's Secret Prayer Garden

by David Brook ...

Eliza's Secret Prayer Garden is a story about a young girl named Eliza who discovers a hidden garden in her grandmother’s backyard.As she spends time in the garden, Eliza learns that prayer is not just about asking for help but also about reflection, gratitude, and connecting with nature. Guided by Fernwick the talking fern, and other whimsical garden creatures, Eliza’s journey takes her through ... Read more

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Eliza's Secret Prayer Garden is a story about a young girl named Eliza who discovers a hidden garden in her grandmother’s backyard.As she spends time in the garden, Eliza learns that prayer is not just about asking for help but also about reflection, gratitude, and connecting with nature. Guided by Fernwick the talking fern, and other whimsical garden creatures, Eliza’s journey takes her through
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Bobos in Paradise

The New Upper Class and How They Got There

by David Brooks ...

In this witty and bestselling look at the cultural consequences of the information age, David Brooks coins a new word, Bobo, to describe today’s upper class—those who have wed the bourgeois world of capitalist enterprise to the hippie values of the bohemian counterculture.Do you believe that spending $15,000 on a media center is vulgar, but that spending $15,000 on a slate shower stall is a sign ... Read more

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In this witty and bestselling look at the cultural consequences of the information age, David Brooks coins a new word, Bobo, to describe today’s upper class—those who have wed the bourgeois world of capitalist enterprise to the hippie values of the bohemian counterculture.Do you believe that spending $15,000 on a media center is vulgar, but that spending $15,000 on a slate shower stall is a sign
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It's Only a Dream and Other Stories

by David Brooks ...

A novella and four short stories make us this fourth book by David M. Brooks. Come alonig for the ride, if you dare, with these tales of fascination, imagination, suspense, and horror.IT'S ONLY A DREAM -Kyle is fascinated with dreams, specifically lucid dreams. He has learned how to recognize when he is dreaming and how to manipulate and control what happens in his dreams while he sleeps. When he ... Read more

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A novella and four short stories make us this fourth book by David M. Brooks. Come alonig for the ride, if you dare, with these tales of fascination, imagination, suspense, and horror.IT'S ONLY A DREAM -Kyle is fascinated with dreams, specifically lucid dreams. He has learned how to recognize when he is dreaming and how to manipulate and control what happens in his dreams while he sleeps. When he
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Culture Care

Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life

by Makoto Fujimura, Mark Labberton ...

"Mako has a lot of wise things to say about beauty in this book . . . one point is worth emphasizing: Beauty refreshes. Beauty alters. Beauty is a revolution in outlook. That makes beauty both a potent balm and a potent provocation, especially in times like these." —from the foreword by David Brooks, New York Times columnist and author of How to Know a PersonOutreach Magazine Resource of the ... Read more

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"Mako has a lot of wise things to say about beauty in this book . . . one point is worth emphasizing: Beauty refreshes. Beauty alters. Beauty is a revolution in outlook. That makes beauty both a potent balm and a potent provocation, especially in times like these." —from the foreword by David Brooks, New York Times columnist and author of How to Know a PersonOutreach Magazine Resource of the
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