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David Brooks
David Brooks is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times and appears regularly on "PBS NewsHour," NPR's "All Things Considered" and NBC's "Meet the Press." He teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the bestselling author of The Social... show more

David Brooks is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times and appears regularly on "PBS NewsHour," NPR's "All Things Considered" and NBC's "Meet the Press." He teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the bestselling author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement; Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There; and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense. He has three children and lives in Maryland.
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Birth date: August 10, 1961
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Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 12 years ago
There's a lot about this book that could have gone really wrong. In fact, it's the perfect recipe for disaster. I can imagine the pitch to the publisher, "I'm going to tell a fictional story whose purpose is to briefly summarize each of of more than 50 popular books and bring the disparate ideas tog...
halfmanhalfbook
halfmanhalfbook rated it 12 years ago
This is a book that looks that the sciences that concern the human mind and behaviours. But it is written looking at a couple of fictional characters called Harold and Erica, and pauses at points in their lives to consider the sciences behind the assumptions.The science parts are therefore very good...
sophiefenton
sophiefenton rated it 13 years ago
Brilliantly explained, loved reading this.
debnance
debnance rated it 13 years ago
When I finished this book, I marveled at the way the author put together in one book all the concepts of social science; it was as if the author had assembled a beautiful and complex puzzle. It was a novel way to bring home all the ideas compiled from decades of research. I was drawn into the story ...
Clif's Book World
Clif's Book World rated it 13 years ago
Before reading this book I believed that I and most other humans used our rational minds to make life's decisions. After reading this book I now know that the subconscious mind is a raging monster and the rational mind is the midget hanging on for dear life who thinks that since his hands are on th...
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