The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

  • 16h 9m 27s
  • David Brooks
  • The Random House Audio Publishing Group
  • 2011

Drawing on a wealth of current research from numerous disciplines, Brooks takes one composite American couple, Harold and Erica, from infancy to school; from the “odyssey years” that have come to define young adulthood to the high walls of poverty; from the nature of attachment, love, and commitment, to the nature of effective leadership. He reveals the deeply social aspect of our very minds and exposes the bias in modern culture that overemphasizes rationalism, individualism, and IQ. Along the way, he demolishes conventional definitions of success while looking toward a culture based on trust and humility.

In this Audiobook

  • CHAPTER 1 DECISION MAKING
  • CHAPTER 2 THE MAP MELD
  • CHAPTER 3 MINDSIGHT
  • CHAPTER 4 MAPMAKING
  • CHAPTER 5 ATTACHMENT
  • CHAPTER 6 LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 7 NORMS
  • CHAPTER 8 SELF-CONTROL
  • CHAPTER 9 CULTURE
  • CHAPTER 10 INTELLIGENCE
  • CHAPTER 11 CHOICE ARCHITECTURE
  • CHAPTER 12 FREEDOM AND COMMITMENT
  • CHAPTER 13 LIMERENCE
  • CHAPTER 14 THE GRAND NARRATIVE
  • CHAPTER 15 MÉTIS
  • CHAPTER 16 THE INSURGENCY
  • CHAPTER 17 GETTING OLDER
  • CHAPTER 18 MORALITY
  • CHAPTER 19 THE LEADER
  • CHAPTER 20 THE SOFT SIDE
  • CHAPTER 21 THE OTHER EDUCATION
  • CHAPTER 22 MEANING
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