David Brooks
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David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to...
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"As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better,...
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica. Drawing on a wealth of current...
With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica. Drawing on a wealth of current...
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"#1 New York Times bestselling author David Brooks, a controversial and eye-opening look at how our culture has lost sight of the value of humility - defined as the opposite of self-preoccupation - and why only an engaged inner life can yield true meaning and fulfillment"--
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General technical report PNW volume 511
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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General technical report PNW volume 261
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
1990.
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English
15) An introduction to orbit dynamics and its application to satellite-based earth monitoring missions
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NASA reference publication volume 1009
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office
Pub. Date
1977
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English
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NREL/PR volume 5500-51488
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
19) Assessment of the competitive position of the forest products sector in southeast Alaska, 1985-94
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Series
General technical report PNW volume 504
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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General technical report PNW volume 517
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English