David Brooks
Born
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 10, 1961
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The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
56 editions
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2011
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The Road to Character
46 editions
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2015
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
13 editions
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2023
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The Second Mountain
25 editions
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2019
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Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
28 editions
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2000
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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
13 editions
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2004
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The Paradise Suite: Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive
6 editions
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2011
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Backward And Upward: The New Conservative Writing
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1996
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The Age of Upheaval: Edwardian politics 1899-1914
3 editions
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1995
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David Brooks 2 Books Collection
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“We are called at certain moments to comfort people who are enduring some trauma. Many of us don't know how to react in such situations, but others do. In the first place, they just show up. They provide a ministry of presence. Next, they don't compare. The sensitive person understands that each person's ordeal is unique and should not be compared to anyone else's. Next, they do the practical things--making lunch, dusting the room, washing the towels. Finally, they don't try to minimize what is going on. They don't attempt to reassure with false, saccharine sentiments. They don't say that the pain is all for the best. They don't search for silver linings. They do what wise souls do in the presence of tragedy and trauma. They practice a passive activism. They don't bustle about trying to solve something that cannot be solved. The sensitive person grants the sufferer the dignity of her own process. She lets the sufferer define the meaning of what is going on. She just sits simply through the nights of pain and darkness, being practical, human, simple, and direct.”
― The Road to Character
― The Road to Character
“Humility is the awareness that there’s a lot you don’t know and that a lot of what you think you know is distorted or wrong.”
― The Road to Character
― The Road to Character
“Recovering from suffering is not like recovering from a disease. Many people don’t come out healed; they come out different.”
― The Road to Character
― The Road to Character
Topics Mentioning This Author
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The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC | 2302 | 766 | Jun 01, 2012 12:02PM | |
The History Book...: MARY KRISTINE'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2012 | 61 | 89 | Aug 07, 2012 06:52AM | |
Pick-a-Shelf: Amanda's Scattershelves | 8 | 18 | Jul 14, 2014 07:07PM | |
Reading Along Wit...: David Brooks, “The Road To Character” | 6 | 17 | Jun 20, 2015 12:45AM | |
The History Book...: ALISA'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2015 | 55 | 84 | Oct 13, 2015 01:53AM | |
The History Book...: KRESSEL'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2015 | 162 | 198 | Jan 01, 2016 11:10AM |
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