 Hardcover version cover | |
| Author | David Brooks |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Morality, Ethics |
| Published | April 21, 2015 Random House |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8129-9325-7 |
| Preceded by | The Social Animal |
The Road to Character is the fourth book written by journalist David Brooks. Brooks taught an undergraduate course at Yale University for three years during the 2010s on humility, the subject of this book.[1]
Published in 2015, the author says, "I wrote it, to be honest, to save my own soul."[2] According to The Guardian, Brooks decided that he had spent "...too much time cultivating what he calls 'the résumé virtues' – racking up impressive accomplishments – and too little on 'the eulogy virtues', the character strengths for which we’d like to be remembered."[1]
- ^ a b Burkeman, Oliver (April 10, 2015). "David Brooks: 'I'm paid to be a narcissistic blowhard'". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Brooks, p. xiii.