{"product_id":"the-social-animal-the-hidden-sources-of-love-character-and-achievement-paperback","title":"The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unequaled insight and brio, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Drawing on a wealth of current research from numerous disciplines, Brooks takes Harold and Erica from infancy to old age, illustrating a fundamental new understanding of human nature along the way: The unconscious mind, it turns out, is not a dark, vestigial place, but a creative one, where most of the brain's work gets done. This is the realm where character is formed and where our most important life decisions are made--the natural habitat of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Animal\u003c\/i\u003e. Brooks reveals the deeply social aspect of our minds and exposes the bias in modern culture that overemphasizes rationalism, individualism, and IQ. He demolishes conventional definitions of success and looks toward a culture based on trust and humility. \u003ci\u003eThe Social Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving intellectual adventure, a story of achievement and a defense of progress. It is an essential book for our time--one that will have broad social impact and will change the way we see ourselves and the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e writes an op-ed column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he has been a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Standard, \u003c\/i\u003e a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, \u003c\/i\u003eand an op-ed editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently a commentator on \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e and contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Times Literary Supplement, Commentary, The Public Interest, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other magazines. David Brooks lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757751435552,"sku":"9780812979374","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54e1c17e2067a3b2f5e5a73b9c93e86a.webp?v=1780110921","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-social-animal-the-hidden-sources-of-love-character-and-achievement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}