The social animal [electronic resource] : the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement / David Brooks.
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.
Content descriptions
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. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Man-woman relationships > United States. Social mobility > United States. Social status > United States. Elite (Social sciences) > United States. Character. |
Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |