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Author Brooks, David, 1961- author.

Title The second mountain : how people move from the prison of self to the joy of commitment / by David Brooks.

Imprint New York : Random House, [2019]

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Descript xxxiii, 346 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents PART I THE TWO MOUNTAINS: Moral ecologies--The Instagram Life--The Insecure Overachiever--The Valley--The Wilderness--Heart and Soul--The Comitted Life--The Second Mountain--THE FOUR COMMITMENTS PART II VOCATION: What Vocation Looks Like--The Annunciation Moment--What Mentors Do--Vampire Problems--Mastery--PART III MARRIAGE:The Maximum Marriage--The Stages of Intimacy 1--The Stages of Intimacy 2--The Marriage Decision--Marriage: The School You Build Together--PART IV PHILOSOPHY AND FAITH: Intellectual Commitments--Religious Commitment--A Most Unexpected Turn of Events--Ramps and Walls--PART IV COMMUNITY: The Stages of Community Building 1--The Stages of Community Building II--Conclusion; The Relationalist Manifesto.
Summary "Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The bestselling author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world." -- From Amazon.com summary.
Subject Social interaction.
Caring.
Conduct of life.
Relationism.
Nonfiction.
ISBN 9780679645047 (ebook)
9780812993264
0812993268