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The social animal the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement  Cover Image E-book E-book

The social animal [electronic resource] : the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement / David Brooks.

Summary:

From the influential and hugely popular "New York Times" columnist and bestselling author of "Bobos in Paradise" comes a landmark exploration of how human beings and communities succeed.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780679603931 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 067960393X (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 424 p.)
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, c2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-406) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Decision-making -- The map meld -- Mindsight -- Map-making -- Attachment -- Learning -- Norms -- Self-control -- Culture -- Intelligence -- Choice architecture -- Freedom and commitment -- Limerence -- The grand narrative -- M�etis -- The insurgency -- Getting older -- Morality -- The leader -- The soft side -- The other education -- Meaning.
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Requires OverDrive Media Console
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Man-woman relationships > United States.
Social mobility > United States.
Social status > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Character.
Genre: EBOOK.
Electronic books.

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