# The Social Animal

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- Book: [The Social Animal](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brooks/the-social-animal) ([The Social Animal.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brooks/the-social-animal.md))
- Authors: [David Brooks](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brooks)
- Publisher: Short Books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8072-000-5
- Published: 2011-05-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

This is the happiest story you will ever read. It's about two people who led wonderfully fulfilling, successful lives. The odd thing was, they weren't born geniuses. They had no extraordinary physical or mental gifts. Nobody would have picked them out at a young age and said they were destined for greatness. How did they do it?