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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks
$23.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world. "Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive."-- ...Show more
The Social Animal: A Story of How Success Happens by David Brooks
$25.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, ...Show more
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement by David Brooks
$35.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
How do we achieve success? Are some people more likely than others to end up in a good relationship? With a happy family life? A rewarding career? Forget everything you thought you knew about happiness and fulfilment. Let David Brooks take you on a journey - an adventure in the unconscious. It will cha ...Show more
The Sons of Clovis by David Brooks
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australian
The Sons of Clovis is a scholarly tour de force. It begins with the Ern Malley affair, establishing previously unrecognised connections between the Australian scene and French symboliste poetry, before embarking on a fascinating journey through literature, culture, and poetics. Making full use of his sk ...Show more
The Umbrella Club by David Brooks
$32.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
During World War I a friendship is forged on the battlefields of France between Axel and Edward, two young Englishmen. There, inspired by barrage balloons, they develop a mutual fascination that will change the course of their lives. After the war, as Axel's passion for flight and freedom consumes him, ...Show more