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The social animal : the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement David Brooks.

By: Brooks, David, 1961-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House, c2011Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 424 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781400067602 (hc.); 140006760X (hc.)Subject(s): Man-woman relationships -- United States | Social mobility -- United States | Social status -- United States | Elite (Social sciences) -- United States | CharacterDDC classification: 305.5/130973 LOC classification: HQ801 | .B76 2011
Contents:
Decision-making -- The map meld -- Mindsight -- Mapmaking -- Attachment -- Learning -- Norms -- Self control -- Culture -- Intelligence -- Choice architecture -- Freedom and commitment -- Limerence -- The grand narrative -- Metis -- The insurgency -- Getting older -- Morality -- The leader -- The soft side -- The other education -- Meaning.
Summary: Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action, and the causes of success and failure.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-406) and index.

Decision-making -- The map meld -- Mindsight -- Mapmaking -- Attachment -- Learning -- Norms -- Self control -- Culture -- Intelligence -- Choice architecture -- Freedom and commitment -- Limerence -- The grand narrative -- Metis -- The insurgency -- Getting older -- Morality -- The leader -- The soft side -- The other education -- Meaning.

Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action, and the causes of success and failure.

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