How To Know A Person By David Brooks(Original Book)
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size
19.8 x 12.9 x 2 cm
Product Information
Genre
Emotional Self Help
Author Name
David Brooks
About Author
David Brooks is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times and appears regularly on PBS NewsHour, NPRs All Things Considered and NBCs Meet the Press. He teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the bestselling author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement; Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There; and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense. He has three children and lives in Maryland.
Book Name
How To Know A Person By David Brooks
ISBN Code
978-1802064308
No of Pages
300
Weight in Kg
0.5
Pack of
1
Product Description
- David Brooks is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times and appears regularly on PBS NewsHour, NPRs All Things Considered and NBCs Meet the Press
- He teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- He is the bestselling author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement; Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There; and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
- He has three children and lives in Maryland
- A Practical, Heartfelt Guide To The Art Of Truly Knowing Another Person In Order To Foster Deeper Connections At Home, At Work, And Throughout Our Lives-From The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Road To Character And The Second Mountain If You Are Going To Care For Someone, You Must First Understand Them
- If You'Re Going To Hire, Marry, Or Befriend Someone, You Have To Be Able To See Them
- If You Are Going To Work Closely With Someone, You Have To Be Able To Make Them Feel Recognized And Valued
- As David Brooks Observes, "The Older I Get, The More I Come To The Certainty That There Is One Skill At The Center Of Any Healthy Family, Company, Classroom, Community Or Nation: The Ability To See Each Other, To Know Other People, To Make Them Feel Valued, Heard And Understood
- " And Yet We Humans Don'T Do This Well
- All Around Us Are People Who Feel Invisible, Unseen, Misunderstood
- In How To Know A Person, Brooks Sets Out To Help Us To Do Better, Posing Questions That Are Essential For All Of Us
- If You Want To Know A Person, What Kind Of Attention Should You Cast On Them What Kind Of Conversations Should You Have What Parts Of A Person'S Story Should You Pay Attention To Driven By His Trademark Sense Of Curiosity, Brooks Draws From The Fields Of Psychology And Neuroscience, And From The Worlds Of Theatre, History, And Education, To Present A Welcoming, Hopeful, Integrated Approach To Human Connection
- How To Know A Person Helps Readers Become More Understanding And Considerate Towards Others; It Helps Readers Find The Joy That Comes From Being Seen
- Along The Way It Offers A Possible Remedy For A Society That Is Riven By Fragmentation, Hostility, And Misperception
- The Act Of Seeing Another Person, Brooks Argues, Is A Profoundly Creative Act: How Can We Look Somebody In The Eye And See Something Large In Them, And In Turn, See Something Larger In Ourselves How To Know A Person Is For Anyone Searching For Connection, Seeking To Understand And Yearning To Be Understood