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The social animal the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement
Record details
- ISBN: 067960393X (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780679603931 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 424 p.)
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electronic resource - 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 -- Métis -- The insurgency -- Getting older -- Morality -- The leader -- The soft side -- The other education -- Meaning. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2548 KB). |
| 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: | Electronic books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | DIGITAL (Text) | 62310-1001 | Alaska Digital Library E-Book | Available | - |
Electronic resources
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Author Notes
The Social Animal : The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
David Brooks was born in Toronto, Canada on August 11, 1961. He received a degree in history from the University of Chicago in 1983. After graduation, he worked as a police reporter for the City News Bureau. His other jobs include numerous posts at The Wall Street Journal, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, and a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic Monthly. He currently is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2003 and a weekly commentator on PBS NewsHour. He is the author of the several books including Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense, and The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. He is also the editor of the anthology Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing. David Brooks made the New York Times Best Seller List with his title Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement and The Road to Character. (Publisher Provided)
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