{"product_id":"road-to-character","title":"Road to Character","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRoad to Character\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Brooks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780812993257\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success--\"résumé virtues\"--and our core principles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In \u003ci\u003eThe Social Animal, \u003c\/i\u003e he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character, \u003c\/i\u003ehe focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character\u003c\/i\u003e provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Joy,\" David Brooks writes, \"is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Character\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This profound and eloquent book is written with moral urgency and philosophical elegance.\"\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful, haunting book that works its way beneath your skin.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Original and eye-opening . . . Brooks is a normative version of Malcolm Gladwell, culling from a wide array of scientists and thinkers to weave an idea bigger than the sum of its parts.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Road to Character | David Brooks | Hardcover | 9780812993257 | Used: Like New | Philosophy 1741536 (temp: 17)","offer_id":48168913961112,"sku":"1741536","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61xt-MoiltL.jpg?v=1771981864","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/road-to-character","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}