{"product_id":"the-road-to-character-hardcover-2","title":"The Road to Character - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success--\"r sum  virtues\"--and our core principles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In \u003ci\u003eThe Social Animal, \u003c\/i\u003e he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character, \u003c\/i\u003ehe focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Looking to some of the world's greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. Labor activist Frances Perkins understood the need to suppress parts of herself so that she could be an instrument in a larger cause. Dwight Eisenhower organized his life not around impulsive self-expression but considered self-restraint. Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic convert and champion of the poor, learned as a young woman the vocabulary of simplicity and surrender. Civil rights pioneers A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin learned reticence and the logic of self-discipline, the need to distrust oneself even while waging a noble crusade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character\u003c\/i\u003e provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Joy,\" David Brooks writes, \"is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This profound and eloquent book is written with moral urgency and philosophical elegance.\"\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful, haunting book that works its way beneath your skin.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Original and eye-opening . . . Brooks is a normative version of Malcolm Gladwell, culling from a wide array of scientists and thinkers to weave an idea bigger than the sum of its parts.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brooks \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the nation's leading writers and commentators. He is an op-ed columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and appears regularly on\u003ci\u003e PBS NewsHour \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement; Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345472733433,"sku":"9780812993257","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WUkvcVkrN1JRQkoxRUduQ1NYeXJ4dz09_9d3dbf3a-1c25-4ecc-b3ea-0756bc193ddd.webp?v=1769742850","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-road-to-character-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}