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Here he shares the insights of his latest book, the road to character. His new book explores some of historys greatest leaders and the lessons their lives offer for achieving moral depth. Looking to some of the worlds greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, brooks explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. So, im sure many of our listeners are familiar with your column at the new york times and your other books, but your latest book now out in paperback is the road to character. Praise for the road to character brooks s gift as he might put it in his swift, engaging way is for making obscure but potent social studies research accessible and even startling. I wrote this book not sure i could follow the road to cha. Between 1948 and 1954, psychologists asked more than 10,000 adolescents whether they. And its about the deeper values that should inform our lives to give us a life of meaning and significance. Apr, 2015 brooks was citing material in his book the road to character.
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