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The social animal / David Brooks.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
305.513 BROO	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781907595448 (pbk.)
Name	Brooks, David, 1961-
Title	The social animal / David Brooks.
Edition	1st ed.
Published	Pine Street, U.K. : Short Books, c2011.
Description	xviii, 424 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes	"A story of how sucess happens"-- Cover.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-406) and index.
Contents	Decision-making -- The map meld -- Mindsight -- Map-making -- Attachment -- Learning -- Norms -- Self-control -- Culture -- Intelligence -- Choice architecture -- Freedom and commitment -- Limerence -- The grand narrative -- Métis -- The insurgency -- Getting older -- Morality -- The leader -- The soft side -- The other education -- Meaning.
Summary	From the influential and hugely popular "New York Times" columnist and bestselling author of "Bobos in Paradise" comes a landmark exploration of how human beings and communities succeed.
Subjects	Man-woman relationships -- United States
	Social mobility -- United States
	Social status -- United States
	Elite (Social sciences) -- United States
	Character
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Character . Elite (Social sciences) -- United States . Man-woman relationships -- United States . Social mobility -- United States . Social status -- United States . See Also: Characters and characteristics . Ethics . Personality . Authors: Brooks, David, 1961- .