# 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
- ISBN: 978-17-8072-037-1
- Published: 2012-01-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, but which lead to happiness and fulfilment.