# The Road to Character

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- Authors: [David Brooks](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brooks)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2015-04-14
- Genres: Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Popular psychology

## Description

The No. 1 New York Times bestseller on the secret to leading a good life We live in a Big Me culture: universities and businesses alike reward goal-oriented superstars and those who self-promote are most likely to thrive. But what does this say about us? David Brooks argues that our hunger for wealth and status is eroding our ability to create meaningful inner lives. To show us how to live better, he looks at people whose sense of humility was fundamental to their success. What they all understood was a simple but counterintuitive truth: in order to fulfil yourself, you must learn how to forget yourself.

## Editions

### The Road to Character

- Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
- ISBN: 978-08-1298-341-8
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2016-09-13
- Language: en_US

### The Road to Character

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 12 h 17 min
- Narrated by: David Brooks, Arthur Morey
- ISBN: 978-01-4198-512-1
- Published: 2016-08-11
- Language: en_GB

### The Road to Character

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4198-036-2
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2016-04-26
- Language: en_GB

### The Road to Character

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4118-673-2
- Published: 2015-04-14
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [ДНК особистості](https://www.bookquiver.com/devid-bruks/uk/dnk-osobystosti) (uk_UA)