The Road To Character

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-- New York TimesThe Social Animal, Looking to some of the world's greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explo... (more)

-- New York TimesThe Social Animal, 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. Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, -- The Road to Character--Pico Iyer, -- The Road to Character "Brooks--the -- -- -- From the Hardcover edition. (less)

In his most eye-opening and deeply personal book yet, David Brooks--New York Times bestselling author of The Social Anim... (more)

In his most eye-opening and deeply personal book yet, David Brooks--New York Times bestselling author of The Social Animal--tells the story of ten great lives that illustrate how character is developed, and how we can all strive to build rich inner lives, marked by humility and moral depth. In a society that emphasizes success and external achievement, The Road to Character is a book about inner worth. (less)

Evaluates America's transition to a culture that values self-promotion over humility, explaining the importance of an en... (more)

Evaluates America's transition to a culture that values self-promotion over humility, explaining the importance of an engaged inner life in personal fulfillment. (less)