{"product_id":"the-road-to-character-by-david-brooks","title":"The Road to Character by David Brooks","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"101\" data-start=\"41\"\u003eA thoughtful read on values, purpose, and personal growth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"812\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"830\" data-start=\"812\"\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e – light edge wear and creasing visible on cover corners, with minor shelf wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"812\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks 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 The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989399584980,"sku":"TVJ-023057","price":6.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-023057-1.jpg?v=1779873634","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/the-road-to-character-by-david-brooks","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}