| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 300 pages ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Summary |
"#1 New York Times bestselling author David Brooks, a controversial and eye-opening look at how our culture has lost sight of the value of humility - defined as the opposite of self-preoccupation - and why only an engaged inner life can yield true meaning and fulfillment"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index. |
| Contents |
The shift -- The summoned self -- Self-conquest -- Struggle -- Self-mastery -- Dignity -- Love -- Ordered love -- Self-examination -- The Big Me. |
| Subject |
Character.
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Virtues.
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Humility.
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| ISBN |
9780812993257 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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081299325X (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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9780679645030 (ebook) |
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