The road to character /

"[The author] has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in [this book], he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding to w...

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Main Author: Brooks, David, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a The shift -- The summoned self -- Self-conquest -- Struggle -- Self-mastery -- Dignity -- Love -- Ordered love -- Self-examination -- The Big Me. 
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