DEBUTED AT NO.1 ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LISTNO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SOCIAL ANIMALAre you on your first or second mountain Is life about you - or others About success - or something deeper Theworld tells us that we should pursue our self-interest: career wins,high status,nice things. These are the goals of our first mountain. Butat some point in our lives we might find that we're not interested inwhat other people tell us to want. We want the things that are trulyworth wanting.This is the second mountain. What does itmean to look beyond yourself and find a moral cause To forget aboutindependence and discover dependence - to be utterly enmeshed in a webof warm relationships What does it mean to value intimacy,devotion,responsibility and commitment above individual freedom In The Second MountainDavid Brooks explores the meaning and possibilities that scaling asecond mountain offer us and the four commitments that most commonlymove us there: family,vocation,philosophy and community. Inspiring,personal and full of joy,this book will help you discover why you werereally put on this earth.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141990903Number of pages: 384Weight: 281 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
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