David Brooks, "The Second Mountain"

David Brooks discusses his book, "The Second Mountain", at a Politics and Prose event at Sixth and I on 4/17/19.

In The Second Mountain, David Brooks, bestselling author and columnist for The New York Times, looks at people—from Dostoyevsky to Holocaust survivor Etty Hillesum to African educational entrepreneur Fred Swaniker—to show us what happens when we put commitment-making at the center of life. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, Brooks’ most personal book yet is ultimately meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives.

David Brooks is one of the nation’s leading writers and commentators. He is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times and appears regularly on PBS NewsHour and Meet the Press. He is the bestselling author of The Road to Character; 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

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Produced by Tom Warren